Compare iPad mini (2021) By APPLE with iPad Air (2020) By APPLE

iPad mini (2021) By APPLE

5g 4g 3g

Announced - 2021, September 14

Apple iPad mini (2021) tablet. Announced Sep 2021. Features 8.3″ display, Apple A15 Bionic chipset, 256 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

iPad Air (2020) By APPLE

5g 4g 3g

Announced - 2020, September 15

Apple iPad Air (2020) tablet. Announced Sep 2020. Features 10.9″ Liquid Retina IPS LCD display, Apple A14 Bionic chipset, 256 GB storage, Scratch-resistant glass.

Platform

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)

Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)

CPU

Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Hexa-core (2x3.0 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

GPU

Apple GPU (5-core)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Operating System

iPadOS 15, upgradable to iPadOS 15.4.1

iPadOS 14.1, upgradable to iPadOS 15.4.1

Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Memory

Card slot

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera

Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

HDR

Single

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Video

[email protected]/25/30/60fps, [email protected]/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

[email protected]/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Features

HDR

Single

12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)

7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)

Video

[email protected]/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

[email protected]/60fps

Phone body

Build

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Dimensions

195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)

SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM Stylus support (2nd gen only)

Nano-SIM, eSIM Stylus support

Weight

293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)

458 g (Wi-Fi) / 460 g (3G/LTE) (1.01 lb)

Display

Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Wide color gamut True-tone

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating True-tone Wide color gamut

Resolution

1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)

1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)

Size

8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)

10.9 inches, 359.2 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)

Sound

35mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Communications

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP

5.0, A2DP, EDR

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)

NFC

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort

USB Type-C; magnetic connector

WLan

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Battery

Talk time

Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Type

Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)

Li-Ion 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh), non-removable

Tests information

Loudspeaker

-29.7 LUFS (Average)

More information

Colors

Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue

Models

A2568

A2324, A2072, A2325, A2316, iPad13,1, iPad13,2

Price

About 550 EUR

About 640 EUR