Apple iPad mini 2021 vs Apple iPad Air 11 2024
Product
Price
590 USD
599 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
Model No
Apple iPad mini 2021
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Launch Date
2021, September 24
2024, May 15
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, 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
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
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
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
eSIM
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 15
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
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)
RAM
4GB
8GB
Storage
64GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
No
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
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
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-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector