Apple iPad Air 11 2024 vs Apple iPad mini 2021
Product
Price
599 USD
590 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
Model No
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Apple iPad mini 2021
Launch Date
2024, May 15
2021, September 24
Technology
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, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2903
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2904
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
5G bands
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
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Dimensions
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
462 g (1.02 lb)
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
eSIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
iPadOS 15
Chipset
Apple M2
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Apple GPU (5-core)
RAM
8GB
4GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
64GB/256GB
Card Slot
No
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Features
HDR
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
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
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
NFC
No
Radio
No