Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 2
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| September 2021 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2021 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz) | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | - |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Stylus support (2nd gen only) |
- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
| Type | |
| Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Wide color gamut True-tone Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 8.3 inches [Similar] | 9.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 77.24% | 71.58% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 15 | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (5-core) [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash | No |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF HDR, Panorama |
Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion, non-removable | Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 19.3 Wh | 8600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |