iPad Air 4 (A14, Late 2020) vs iPad mini (A5, Late 2012)
            iPad Air 4
            (A14, Late 2020)
                $599
            
        
    
            iPad mini
            (A5, Late 2012)
                $329
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $599 | Base Price (MSRP) $329 | 
| CPU A14 Bionic (iPad)  | CPU A5 (iPad)  | 
| GPU 4-Core A14+  | GPU PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5  | 
| Memory 4GB  | Memory 512MB  | 
| Storage 64GB  | Storage 16GB  | 
| Display 10.9" LCD IPS 2360×1640 Touch  | Display 7.9" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch  | 
| N/A 0% 1.02 TFLOPS FP32 2% | N/A 0% 12.8 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 4GB LPDDR4X-4266 | 512MB LPDDR2-800 | 
| 8 Tabs 2% | Unknown # Tabs 0% | 
| 64GB - | 16GB - | 
| 58 min 4K Video 1% | Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
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| 10.9" LCD IPS - - | 7.9" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 55.7 in² (359.2 cm²) 23:16 Aspect Ratio | Area 30 in² (193.3 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 500 Nits - | Brightness 400 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
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| Resolution 2360×1640 3.9 Million Pixels 264 PPI | Resolution 1024×768 0.8 Million Pixels 163 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,300:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 99% sRGB 97% DCI-P3 - | Coverage 98% sRGB - - | 
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| Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated | - - - | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 12.2MP 28mm Lens ƒ/1.8 Aperture 1/2.93" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size Optical Image Stabilization - | Main 5.0MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.2" Sensor Size 1.75 µm Pixel Size - - | 
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| Front 7.2MP 32mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/4.7" Sensor Size 1.00 µm Pixel Size 68˚ Diagonal Field of View | Front 1.2MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/6" Sensor Size 1.75 µm Pixel Size 70˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS 30 FPS 720p 240 FPS 1080p 60 FPS 4K - | Max FPS 30 FPS 720p 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - HDR Photo - Video Stabilization - - Photo Geotagging - - | Features - - Autofocus - - HDR Photo - - - - Photo Geotagging - - | 
| Modes Slow Motion - Time-Lapse - - - Panorama Burst Mode - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Fingerprint | No Biometrics | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| 2 | 1 | 
| No Cellular Modem Intel XMM 7480 4G | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm MDM9615 4G | 
| Speed Up to 600Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 150Mbps Download Up to 50Mbps Upload | 
| SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM | SIM Slots 1x nano SIM | 
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 1 Stream Up to 72Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - Barometer | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
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| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - Adaptive Colour (True Tone) - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
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| Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Data - - - - - - - 1x Lightning (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| - - - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
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| External | External | 
| 20W 9.00V 2.22A | 5W 5.00V 1.00A | 
| USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 2.22A 9V (19.98W) - - - - - - | USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) - - - - - - - | 
| - USB-C - Removable Cable - | - USB-A - Removable Cable - | 
| 28.6Wh 7606mAh 3.76V Lithium-Ion - | 16.5Wh 4440mAh 3.72V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 10 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
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| iPadOS | iPadOS | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | 
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| Height 247.6 mm (9.7 in) Width 178.5 mm (7 in) Depth 6.1 mm (0.2 in) Volume 0.300 L | Height 200 mm (7.9 in) Width 134.7 mm (5.3 in) Depth 7.2 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.200 L | 
| Weight 458 g (16.16 oz) - - - - | Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) - - - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Not Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Not Upgradable | 
| Memory Not Upgradable | Memory Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Not Upgradable | Storage Not Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
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