Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699 8GB/512GB - $829 8GB/1024GB - $1329

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g Wi-Fi only - 293	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	11728
3D Mark High
Untested	5177
3D Mark Low
Untested	3262

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Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	7606 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	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	5G Ready
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
TDD Bands
34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-fi Only

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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