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iPad Air 11-inch (M4) vs iPad mini (6th generation)

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iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
iPad Air 11-inch (M4)—Score pending
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iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad mini (6th generation)8.5Very good· Top score
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The short verdict

iPad mini (6th generation) is scored, the other is pending

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iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
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iPad mini (6th generation)
8.5
iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
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    At a glance

    Key differences

    Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
    Display1 difference
    Screen size
    11"
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    Performance5 differences
    Chipset
    Apple M4
    A15 Bionic
    GPU
    9-core GPU
    5-core GPU
    CPU
    8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
    6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
    Cpu cores
    8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
    6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
    Gpu cores
    9-core GPU
    5-core GPU
    Battery & Charging1 difference
    Capacity
    Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
    19.3 Wh
    Memory2 differences
    Storage
    128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
    64GB, 256GB
    RAM
    12 GB
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    Camera1 difference
    Camera
    12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture - Digital zoom up to 5x - Five-element lens - Panorama (up to
    12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture - Digital zoom up to 5x - Five-element lens - Quad-LED True Tone flash - Autofocus with Focus Pixels - Panorama (up to
    Connectivity3 differences
    Wi‑Fi
    Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO 5
    Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
    Bluetooth
    6
    5.0
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO 5
    Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
    Body2 differences
    Dimensions
    247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
    195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
    Weight
    464 g
    293 g
    Battery & charging1 difference
    Battery claims
    Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
    Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
    Design2 differences
    Dimensions
    height: 9.74 inches (247.6 mm) · width: 7.02 inches (178.5 mm) · depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
    height: 7.69 inches (195.4 mm) · width: 5.3 inches (134.8 mm) · depth: 0.25 inch (6.3 mm)
    Weights
    1.02 pounds (464 grams), 1.03 pounds (465 grams)
    0.65 pound (293 grams), 0.66 pound (297 grams)
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