Apple iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi

  • Apple iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi was first released on 10/01/2014. It is available in Silver, Gold, Space Gray. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 7.9 inches with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Apple iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi is the Apple A7 chip. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 1.2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 200.00 x 134.70 x 7.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 331.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Apple iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi was first released on 10/01/2014. It is available in Silver, Gold, Space Gray. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 9.7 inches with a resolution of 1536x2048 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi is the Apple A8X chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 1.2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 240.00 x 169.50 x 6.10 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 437.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

-

Brilliant new design

Great for gaming

Best camera on a tablet

Continuity on iOS

-

No multi-window

No split-screen

Maximum volume causes reverberation

Model
iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi
iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
Price
$729
$349
Release date
October 2014
October 2014
Dimensions (mm)
200.00 x 134.70 x 7.50
240.00 x 169.50 x 6.10
Weight (g)
331.00
437.00
Colours
Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Screen size (inches)
7.9
9.7
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
2048x1536 pixels
1536x2048 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
326
264
Processor
one-core
1.5GHz dual-core
Processor make
Apple A7
Apple A8X
RAM
-
2GB
Internal storage
Expandable storage
No
No
Rear camera
5-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
1.2-megapixel
1.2-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.20
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope