Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Apple iPad mini (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Oct 26, 2026
Release date
	Nov 06, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	$699

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	7.69 x 5.22 x 0.21 inches (~0.28 inches with camera bump) 195.3 x 132.6 x 5.4 mm (~7.20 mm with camera bump)
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	8.99 oz / 255.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
	Midnight, Starlight

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	8.5-inch, 82.39% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2316x1512px, 325 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Hexa-core 2x S-cores @4.93GHz 4x P-cores @2.64GHz
GPU
10-core GPU	7-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (NVMe) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (27.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	Untested
3D Mark High
5377	Untested
3D Mark Low
4496	Untested

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	4871 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (Autofocus, ToF 3D depth sensing) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes
Front
12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM

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