Apple event:iPad air 2 and iPad mini 3 specs

Apple unveiled the latest two
additions to its iPad lineup. The all-new iPad Air 2 and
iPad mini 3 have iterative new features over the tablets
that came ahead of them, such as the addition of a
Touch ID fingerprint scanner and gold color option.
Ahead, we’ve prepared a side-by-side comparison of
tech specs for iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.
We have already posted the full hardware
specifications for both the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3
in separate articles, but the chart below should make
the results more easy to compare and help you decide
which tablet is best for you. Keep in mind that the
iPad mini 3 is virtually identical to the iPad mini 2,
outside of Touch ID and the gold color option.
The complete list of tech specs for both the iPad Air 2
and iPad mini 3 are as follows:
iPad Air 2 iPad mini 3
Models Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular Wi-Fi and Wi-
Fi + Cellular
Size Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)
Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
Height: 7.87
inches (200
mm)
Width: 5.3
inches (134.7
mm)
Depth: 0.29
inch (7.5 mm)
Weight Weight (Wi‑Fi): 0.96 pounds (478 g)
Weight (Wi‑Fi + Cellular): 0.98 pounds (444 g) Weight
(Wi‑Fi): 0.73
pounds (331
g)
Weight (Wi‑Fi
+ Cellular):
0.75 pounds
(341 g)
Display Retina display
9.7‑inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi‑Touch
display with IPS technology
2048-by-1536 resolution at 264 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Antireflective coating
Retina
display
7.9‑inch
(diagonal)
LED-backlit
Multi‑Touch
display with
IPS
technology
2048-
by-1536
resolution at
326 ppi
Fingerprint-
resistant
oleophobic
coating
Chip A8X chip with 64-bit architecture and M8
motion coprocessor 64-bit
architecture,
dual-core A7
chip
M7 motion
coprocessor
RAM 2GB (to be confirmed) 1GB (if the
same as iPad
mini 2)
iSight
Camera
8MP photos
Autofocus
Improved Face detection
Backside illumination
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Tap to focus
Exposure control
Panorama (up to 43MP)
Burst mode
Photo and video geotagging
Timer mode
5MP iSight
camera
Autofocus
Face
detection
Backside
illumination
Five-element
lens
Hybrid IR
filter
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Tap to focus
video or still
images
Tap to
control
exposure for
video or still
images
Photo and
video
geotagging
HDR photos
Timer mode
Panorama
FaceTime
Camera 1.2MP photos
ƒ/2.2 aperture
720p HD video
Auto HDR photos and videos
FaceTime video calling over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Improved face detection
Burst mode
Backside illumination
Exposure Control
Timer mode
1.2MP photos
720p HD
video
Face
detection
Backside
illumination
Tap to
control
exposure for
video or still
images
Photo and
video
geotagging
Panorama
Timer mode
Video
Recording
1080p HD (30fps)
Slo-mo (120fps)
Time-lapse video
Video image stabilization
Improved face detection
3x video zoom
Video geotagging
1080p HD
video
recording
Video
stabilization
Face
detection
Tap to focus
while
recording
Backside
illumination
3x video
zoom
Time-lapse
video
Battery
Capacity 27.3 Whr (mAh to be confirmed) 6,471 mAh (if
the same as
iPad mini 2)
Battery
Life Wi-Fi model:
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi,
watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer
system
Wi-Fi+Cellular model:
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi,
watching video, or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular
data network
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer
system
Wi-Fi model:
Built-in 23.8-
watt-hour
rechargeable
lithium-
polymer
battery
Up to 10
hours of
surfing the
web on Wi‑Fi,
watching
video, or
listening to
music
Charging via
power adapter
or USB to
computer
system
Wi-Fi +
Cellular
model:
Built-in 23.8-
watt-hour
rechargeable
lithium-
polymer
battery
Up to 10
hours of
surfing the
web on Wi‑Fi,
watching
video, or
listening to
music
Up to 9 hours
of surfing the
web using
cellular data
network
Charging via
power adapter
or USB to
computer
system
Wireless Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and
5GHz) and MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Wi-Fi
(802.11a/b/g/
n); dual
channel
(2.4GHz and
5GHz) and
MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0
technology
Cellular UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900,
2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900
MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20,
25, 26)
UMTS/HSPA/
HSPA+/DC-
HSDPA (850,
900,
1700/2100,
1900, 2100
MHz); GSM/
EDGE (850,
900, 1800,
1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO
Rev. A and
Rev. B (800,
1900 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,
13, 17, 18, 19,
20, 25, 26)
Data only
Includes
Apple SIM —
U.S. and UK
only
Sensors Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Touch ID
Barometer
Three-axis
gyro
Accelerometer
Ambient
light sensor
Touch ID
Connector Lightning Lightning
Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold Silver, Space
Gray, Gold
The main features of the iPad Air 2 are a Retina display
with second-generation 64-bit architecture based on
the improved Apple A8X processor and M8 motion
processor, in addition to a Touch ID fingerprint
scanner, gold color option, ultra-thin 6.1mm design,
improved 8-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera and
more.
Meanwhile, the iPad mini 3 is very much on the back
burner for Apple as the Cupertino-based company
made no improvements to the design or hardware
specifications of the tablet. It remains to be seen if
customers will be overly interested in the latest iPad
mini, given that its only additions are a Touch ID
fingerprint scanner and fancy gold color.
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