iPad Air vs iPad Mini with Retina Display: Specs & Features Comparison and Review
Yesterday, Apple held a press conference where they revealed the new iPad Air and iPad mini. Here is how the two tablets compare.
iPad Air
The iPad Air is 43 percent smaller than its predecessor. The tablet is 7.5 millimeters thick, 20 percent thinner than earlier models, and weighs one pound, 0.4 pounds less than the iPad 4. The iPad Air keeps the 9.7-inch screen of its predecessor by removing some of the bezel that surrounds it. It will feature an A7 chip which is eight times faster than the original iPad with graphics performance that is 75 times faster. Wi-Fi will be two times faster.
The tablet will be available starting at $499 Nov 1.
iPad mini
The new iPad Mini will also feature the A7 chip, making Wi-Fi twice as fast, but not taking away from its 10-hour battery life.
iPad Mini with Retina display, an Apple-created term that means pixel density "so high the human eye cannot distinguish individual pixels from a normal viewing distance, so text and graphics look incredibly sharp," will cost $399.
iPad mini without Retina display will cost $299, a drop from its predecessor, which cost $329.
Both iPads will be released Nov. 1 and will be available in black, white, silver and space gray.
Price | 16GB/$499 32GB/$599 64GB/$699 128GB/$799 | 16GB/$399 32GB/$499 64GB/$599 128GB/$699 |
Dimensions | 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.3 x 0.29 inches |
Weight | 1 pound | 0.73 pound |
Operating System | Apple iOS | Apple iOS |
CPU | A7 chip with 64-bit | A7 chip with 64-bit |
Screen Type Colors, material | Retina | Retina |
Screen Size | 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
Screen Resolution | 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
Screen Pixels Per Inch | 264 ppi | 326 |
Camera Resolution | 1.2MP Front; | 1.2MP Front; |
Video Camera Resolution | 720p Front; | 720p Front; |
Wi-Fi (802.11x) | 2.4GHz/5GHz | 2.4GHz/5GHz |
Bluetooth Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Apple also announced news about the new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Pro and Mavericks during yesterday's event.
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