Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $779

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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