Apple Ipad Air 2020 vs Apple Ipad Mini 7

General

Also Known As
Apple iPad Air 4	-
Brand
Apple	Apple
Fingerprint Sensor
Yes	Yes
Launch Date
October 23, 2020 (Official)	May 16, 2024 (Unofficial)
Model
iPad Air 2020	iPad Mini 7
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
iPadOS v14	iOS v15
SIM Size
-	SIM1: Nano
SIM Slot(s)
-	Single SIM, GSM

Battery

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

Camera

Autofocus
Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus	-
Camera Features
Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus	-
Flash
Yes, Retina Flash	-
Image Resolution
4000 x 3000 Pixels	-
Resolution
7 MP Front Camera	-
Sensor
BSI Sensor	-
Settings
Exposure compensation, ISO control	-
Shooting Modes
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode	-
Video Recording
1920x1080 @ 60 fps	-

Design

Build Material
Back: Aluminium	-
Colours
Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue	-
Height
247.6 mm	-
Thickness
6.1 mm	-
Weight
458 grams	-
Width
178.5 mm	-

Display

Display Colour
16M	-
Display Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Pixel Density
264 ppi	327 ppi
Screen Protection
Yes	-
Screen Resolution
1640 x 2360 pixels	1488 x 2266 pixels
Screen Size
10.9 inches (27.69 cm)	8.3 inches (21.08 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio
81.07 %	-
Touch Screen
Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

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Front Camera

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

Key Specs

Display
10.9" (27.69 cm)	-

Main Camera

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

Multimedia

Audio Features
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	-
Audio Jack
USB Type-C	USB Type-C
FM Radio
No	-
Fm Radio
No	-
Music
Yes, Music Formats: AAX, AAX+, AC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV	-
Video Player
Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-
Video player
Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Yes, v5.0	Yes, v5.1
GPS
Yes	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Network Support
5G Not Supported in India	5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
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
Mass storage device, USB charging	Mass storage device, USB charging
VoLTE
-	Yes
Voice Calling
No	Yes
Wi-Fi
-	Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Features
-	Mobile Hotspot
WiFi
Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO	-

Performance

Architecture
64 bit	64 bit
Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic
Coprocessor
Apple M14 motion	-
Graphics
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)	Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Processor
Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm)	Hexa Core (2.93 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche + 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard)
Ram
4 GB	-

Smart TV Features

Camera
12 MP	-

Special Features

Browser
Yes, HTML5	-
Email
Yes	-
Fingerprint Sensor Position
Top	Top
Games
Yes	-
Instant Messaging
Yes	-
Other Facilities
World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer	-
Other Sensors
Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory
No	No
Internal Memory
64 GB	64 GB