Apple has announced two tablets last year in the month of October namely iPad Air and iPad mini 2 which has almost similar specifications. To know best tablet among these two devices let us compare iPad Air Vs iPad mini 2 which includes all the specifications and many more
display
The iPad Air is the largest model currently available, with a 9.7 inch screen, whereas the iPad mini 2 comes with 7.9 inch screen. Both have the same 4:3 ratio. The bigger screen size obviously makes the iPad Air the better option for viewing media such as TV shows, films or for gaming, though the iPad Mini 2 packs the same number of pixels into its smaller screen.
The iPad Mini 2 is the lighter option, with the device’s weight starting at 314 grams. The weight of the larger iPad Air starts at 478 grams. Both the device has same thickness of 7.5 mm. Both devices use Apple’s Retina Display technology, so you won’t be able to see any pixels when holding them at arm’s length. The Air has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a pixel density of 224ppi. The iPad mini 2 has the same resolution, just spread across a smaller area, giving it a denser 324ppi.
Specifications
iPad Air is powered by Apple A7 processor with dual core 1.3 GHz cyclone central processing unit and this device has GPU PowerVR G6430. iPad Air sports 5 megapixel rear camera facing on its back with 2592 x 1944 pixels and auto focus. The secondary camera of the device is 1.2 megapixel which is capable of 720 Pixel video capture and face detection and many more. This device has 1 GB of DDR3 RAM and it has three variants of internal memory that is 16/32/64/128 GB. This tablet is capable of up gradable to iOS 8.1.1
Whereas iPas mini also comes with Apple A7 processor with dual core 1.3 GHz cyclone central processing Unit with PowerVR G6430 GPU. This device also sports 5 megapixel main camera facing on its back with 2592 x 1944 pixels and Autofocus. The secondary camera of the device is 1.2 megapixel facing on its front with 720 pixels and face detection feature. Device has 1 GB DDR3 RAM with three variants of internal memory 16/64/128 GB. This device also you can up gradable to iOS 8.1.1.
Battery and Price :
All the Apple iPads performed well in the battery tests, where iPad Air has 8,837 mAh battery whereas iPad mini 2 has 6,471 mAh. The price of the mini 2 starts at $399 for the entry level model where as iPad Air start at $499.
Conclusion :
Over all Both the devices are almost similar with respective all the specifications, In some aspects like Display screen and Battery iPad Air is better than iPad min 2. So iPad Air price is also higher than mini 2.
