Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 2

Apple iPad mini (2021)
apple ipad mini (2021)
Apple iPad Air 2
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general 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)

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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)