Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad mini (2021)	Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €550	EUR: €950
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)	617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2	A2903, A2904

Type
Display
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Radio
Multimedia
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iPadOS 15	iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple M2
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core)	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
No	No

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)	Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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