Apple Ipad Air 2 vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

523 USD

499 USD

Discontinued

Available

Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone

Ipad Air 2

A2995, A2996, iPad16,2

2014, October 24

2024, October 23

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ,CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 ,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1567

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 - A2995 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 - A2996

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

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 - A2995, A2996

240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)

195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)

437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)

293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Stylus support (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro)

Nano-SIM, eSIM

eSIM

Space Gray, Silver, Gold

Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)

9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)

8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)

1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)

iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 13.6.1

iPadOS 18

Apple A8X (20 nm)

Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)

Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon

Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

2GB

8GB

16GB/32GB/128GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

No

8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF

HDR

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)

face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

HDR

720p@30fps

1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Non-removable Li-Po 7340 mAh battery (27.62 Wh)

Li-Ion 5078 mAh, non-removable (19.3 Wh)

Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer ,Siri natural language commands and dictation

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot

4.0, A2DP, EDR

5.3, A2DP

A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)

GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)

No

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort

Basemark X: 29753

Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal)

Voice 75dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 78dB

Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.9dB