Compare Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad Pro 2021 vs Apple iPad mini 6
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
11"
12.9"
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C, Magnetic connector
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Smart Connector + 1x Magnetic connector
USB-C 3.1 GEN1 + Magnetic connector
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + optional 5G cellular
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + optional 5G
Construction
Battery | Capacity
28.6 Wh
19.3 Wh
Camera | Front
7MP f/2.0
12MP Ultra Wide camera, 122° field of view ƒ/2.4 aperture
12MP, f/2.4
Camera | Rear
12MP f/1.8
12MP, f/1.8, 5x digital zoom
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
10MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture, and 125° field of view
Camera | Rear | Wide
12MP, ƒ/1.8
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Silver, Space Gray
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Microphone
Dual microphones
5x microphones
Dual microphones
Speakers
Quad
4x speakers
Quad speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
6.1 mm
6.3 mm / 0.25"
Size | Height
247.6 mm
195.4 mm / 7.69"
Size | Width
178.5 mm
134.8 mm / 5.3"
Display
Brightness
500 nits
600 nits
500 nits
Display Diagonal
10.9 inch
11 or 12.9 inch
8.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
264 ppi
264 ppi
326 ppi
Resolution
2360 x 1640
2266 x 1488
Function
Chipset
Apple M1 chip
A15 Bionic chip
GPS
Yes
Cellular model only
Cellular model only
Graphics
8-core GPU
5-core GPU
Operating System
IPadOS 14
IPadOS 14.5
iPadOS 15
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
0-35 °C
Processor
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency core
6-core CPU
SIM
Nano
Optional 5G Nano SIM or eSIM
Nano SIM / eSIM 5G
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Face ID, LiDAR Scanner, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
FHD 60fps
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
4K 60fps / FHD 240fps
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Voice Assistance
Siri
Performance
Battery Life
10 h
Up to 10 h
Up to 10 hours
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
Power Supply
20 W
20 W
20 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
Up to 2 TB
64 or 256 GB
Production
Accessory
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Apple Pencil (1st gen)
Supports Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Availability
2020-10-23
2021-09-24
Debut
2020-09-15
2021-04-20
2021-09-14
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