Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2021 September 2021 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight Silver, Space Gray Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
(7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz) 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
Stylus support (1st gen only)
Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 15 iPadOS 15 iPadOS 15.3
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Octa-core, Apple M1
GPU Apple GPU (5-core) Apple GPU (4-core graphics) -
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 8.3 inches 10.2 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi) 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.24% 73.68% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 8 MP 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No No
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 19.3 Wh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -