Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

Availability

Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.26 oz / 461.0 g	10.48 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 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
2.12 (Average)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Yes	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2279	2860
GeekBench 6 Multi
7411	7002
3D Mark High
4761	3069
3D Mark Low
3429	2583

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 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, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, 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
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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