Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) vs Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

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Review

Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Display
68
63
Camera
87
71
Performance
96
88
Gaming
97
61
Battery
78
61
Connectivity
78
78
QuickComparison Score
83
72
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)

  • + Apple M3 (iPad) chipset
  • + 13 inches display
  • + 8 GB/128 GB
  • + 10340 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

  • + Apple A17 Pro chipset
  • + 8.3 inches display
  • + 8 GB/128 GB
  • + 5078 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
  • Flagship performance
  • Capable gaming
  • Long battery life
  • 5G connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) tablet with strong performance (96/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Flagship performance
  • 5G connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) tablet with strong performance (88/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
11.05"8.46"0.24"7.69"5.31"0.25"
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Height11.05"7.69"
Width8.46"5.31"
Thickness0.24"0.25"
Height (mm)280.60195.40
Width (mm)214.90134.80
Thickness (mm)6.106.30

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) +2%
3044
Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
2972
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11749 7397
Compute Score (GPU) 45545 25633
Single-core score 3044 2972
Multi-core score 11749 7397
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 2764210 1831753
CPU 770486 561942
GPU 1024172 500058
Memory 312462 217684
UX 657090 552069
Total score 2764210 1831753
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 2694 1348
Stability 70% 79%
Graphics test 39 FPS 22 FPS
Graphics score 10356 5747
3DMark Solar Bay 10356 5747
Section 1 52 FPS 27 FPS
Section 2 38 FPS 21 FPS
Section 3 28 FPS 16 FPS
PCMark 3.0 — —
Web score — —
Video editing — —
Photo editing — —
Data manipulation — —
Writing score — —

Specifications

Display
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1488 x 2266 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:03 3:02
PPI 264 ppi 327 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 77.80%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 99.90% 99.40%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 36 ms 35 ms
Contrast 1214:01:00 1221:01:00
Peak brightness test (auto) 576 nits 514 nits
Design and build
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Height 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) 195.4 mm (7.69 inches)
Width 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) 134.8 mm (5.31 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 616 g (21.73 oz) 293 g (10.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 603 cm 2 (93.5 inches 2 ) 263 cm 2 (40.8 inches 2 )
Repairability Average (2.59/5) Average (2.73/5)
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 77.80%
Performance
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
SoC
Chipset Apple M3 (iPad) Apple A17 Pro
Max clock 4050 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 9-core 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1152 768
GPU clock 1380 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~3179.5 GFLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Configuration 8 / 128 GB 8 / 128 GB
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 6400 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No
Memory card max size
Software
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Operating system iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4) iPadOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)
ROM
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Battery
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Capacity 10340 mAh 5078 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 70 min) Yes (80% in 75 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:00 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Main camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features #NAME? #NAME?
Standard lens
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM*
Type of SIM card eSIM eSIM
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
2G network
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
5G support Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness 77.7 dB 82.9 dB
Other
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗
Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced 25-Mar 24-Oct
Release date 25-Mar 24-Oct
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $499
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included

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