Apple Ipad Air 2019 Wifi 256gb vs Apple Ipad Mini 7

General

Brand
Brand	Apple	Apple
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	Yes
Launch Date
Launch Date	April 4, 2019 (Official)	May 16, 2024 (Unofficial)
Model
Model	iPad Air 2019 WiFi 256GB	iPad Mini 7
Network
Network	5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available	5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Operating System
Operating System	iOS v12.0	iOS v15
SIM Size
SIM Size	-	SIM1: Nano
SIM Slot(s)
SIM Slot(s)	-	Single SIM, GSM

Battery

Type
Type	Li-Polymer	Li-Polymer
USB Type-C
USB Type-C	No	Yes
User Replaceable
User Replaceable	No	No

Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	-
Camera Features
Camera Features	Digital Zoom Touch to focus	-
Flash
Flash	Yes, Retina Flash	-
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	3264 x 2448 Pixels	-
Resolution
Resolution	7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera	-
Sensor
Sensor	BSI Sensor	-
Settings
Settings	Exposure compensation	-
Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode	-
Video Recording
Video Recording	1920x1080 @ 30 fps	-

Design

Colours
Colours	Gold, Silver, Space Gray	-
Height
Height	250.6 mm	-
Thickness
Thickness	6.1 mm	-
Weight
Weight	456 grams	-
Width
Width	174.1 mm	-

Display

Display Type
Display Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Pixel Density
Pixel Density	265 ppi	327 ppi
Screen Protection
Screen Protection	Yes	-
Screen Resolution
Screen Resolution	1668 x 2224 pixels	1488 x 2266 pixels
Screen Size
Screen Size	10.5 inches (26.67 cm)	8.3 inches (21.08 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio
Screen to Body Ratio	78.25 %	-
Touch Screen
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

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Front Camera

Flash
Flash	-	Yes, Retina Flash
Resolution
Resolution	-	12 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Key Specs

Display
Display	10.5" (26.67 cm)	-

Main Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	-	Yes
Camera Features
Camera Features	-	Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
Flash
Flash	-	Yes, LED Flash
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	-	4000 x 3000 Pixels
Resolution
Resolution	-	12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera
Settings
Settings	-	Exposure compensation
Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes	-	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features
Audio Features	Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	-
Audio Jack
Audio Jack	3.5 mm	USB Type-C
FM Radio
FM Radio	No	-
Fm Radio
FM Radio	No	-

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.0	Yes, v5.1
GPS
GPS	Yes	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Network Support
Network Support	5G Not Supported in India	5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
SIM 1
SIM 1	-	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
USB Connectivity
USB Connectivity	USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging	Mass storage device, USB charging
VoLTE
VoLTE	-	Yes
Voice Calling
Voice Calling	No	Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	-	Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Features
Wi-Fi Features	-	Mobile Hotspot
WiFi
WiFi	Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO	-

Performance

Architecture
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Chipset
Chipset	Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic
Coprocessor
Coprocessor	M12	-
Graphics
Graphics	Apple GPU (four-core graphics)	Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Processor
Processor	Hexa Core (2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex + 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest)	Hexa Core (2.93 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche + 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard)
Ram
RAM	3 GB	-

Smart TV Features

Camera
Camera	8 MP	-

Special Features

Applications
Applications	Face Time, Safari, Siri, iTunes Store, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends, iMovie	-
Fingerprint Sensor Position
Fingerprint Sensor Position	Front	Top
Other Sensors
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory
Expandable Memory	No	No
Internal Memory
Internal Memory	256 GB	64 GB