Through this article lets us compare two Apple devices iPad Air 2 Vs iPad Mini 3, where both the tablets runs on iOS 8.1 and both the tablets are announced in the year 2014 in the month of October. Let us see the other differences in these devices which includes design, hardware specifications.
Design :
Design of these devices iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 has slightly changes. The iPad Air 2 is slimmer. In fact it’s the thinnest tablet yet at just 6.1 mm which is 18% thinner than the last iPad. The volume buttons have been recessed into the body and the mute switch or orientation lock is gone. iPad mini 3 also has same design and size as the last generation. The most striking aesthetic change is that both new iPads have the Touch ID replacing the old Home button. They’ll also be available in gold for the first time.
If you are deciding between them it’s a simple case of large and small. If you want a big tablet you’ll opt for the iPad Air 2, if you want something more portable, it has to be the iPad Mini 3.
Display :
iPad Air 2 comes with 9.7 inch display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and has 326 ppi pixel density where as iPad mini 3 sports 7.9 inch display with same resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and this ipad mini 3 has density of 264 pixel per inch.
Camera and other specifications :
iPad Air 2 sport a 8 megapixel rear camera facing on its back and this device has 1.2 megapixel secondary camera facing on its back. Where as iPad Mini comes with 5 megapixel rear camera facing on its back which is also a main camera. Even this device also has 1.2 megapixel secondary camera facing on its front which has ability to shoot 720 pixel video from the face time.
We have new A8 processor in the iPad mini 3 delivering a good performance and boosts for a whole new level of silky smooth. Apple says the A8 is twenty percant faster than the old A7 and that translates into speedier response time and the possibility of rendering more demanding graphics than ever before. On the other hand iPad Air 2 powered by A8X chip to give extra performance department.
The internal memory of both the devices iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 comes with three variants 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB and there is no option for expanding the external memory for both the devices. iPad Air 2 comes with 2 GB RAM and Mini 3 has 1 GB of DDR3 RAM.
Battery and Price
Device iPad mini 3 comes with Non-removable Li-Po 6470 mAh battery or 24.3 Watt hour where as iPad Air 2 has Non-removable Li-Po battery or 27.3 Watt hour. Even comes to price iPad Air 2 costs more than iPad mini 3.
The price of iPad Air 2 starts at 399 Euros (Approximately equivalent to US$499, AU$598) for the 16 GB WiFi only version. It will go all the way up to $829 if you want the 128GB version with cellular. The iPad mini 3 kicks off at £319 (Approximately equivalent to US$399, AU$479) for the WiFi version with 16 GB of storage and runs up to $729 for the cellular version with 128 GB of storage.