2019 Apple iPad Air vs 2019 iPad Mini vs 2018 iPad: Which one should you buy?

Apple silently announced the new iPad Air and the new iPad Mini globally and for India as well. The starting price of the iPad Air 2 is  Rs 44,900 for the Wi-Fi model and Rs 55,900 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model while the same variants for the iPad Mini start at Rs 34,900 and Rs 45,900 respectively. With the iPad also in the fray, which device should you buy?[caption id="attachment_6283381" align="alignnone" width="1024"]

The new 7.9-inch iPad mini. Image: Twitter/Tim Cook[/caption]Excluding the iPad Pro (Review), the current lineup of iPad stands as the 7.9-inch iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad, and the 10.5-inch iPad Air. Amongst the three, only the iPad has not been refreshed and still comes with the A10 Fusion chipset that was seen on the 3-year-old iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.Differentiating factors of the new iPad Mini and iPad Air from the iPad Pro, apart from the display size, include the fact that the non-Pro variants both still have thick, clunky bezels, use the A12 SoC instead of the A12X, have TouchID and also the headphone jack. Both the new iPads also get support from the first-gen Apple Pencils instead of the second-gen on the 11-inch iPad Pro.Here's a small comparison table for the new iPad Mini vs the iPad Air 2 vs iPad. Since no one has gotten their hands on the device as of now, this table will only be a spec showdown. Stay tuned for a full review of the devices soon.

	iPad Mini	iPad	iPad Air
Display Size	7.9-inch	9.7-inch	10.5-inch
Resolution	2048 x 1536	2048 x 1536	2224 x 1668
PPI	326	264	264
Dimensions	203 x 132 x 6.1 mm	169.5 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	250 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
Processor	A12	A10	A12
Storage	64, 256 GB	32, 128 GB	64, 256 GB
RAM	3 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Authentication	TouchID	TouchID	TouchID
Apple Pencil	1st gen	1st gen	1st gen
Battery Life	up to 10 hours music and video playback	up to 10 hours music and video playback	up to 10 hours music and video playback
Weight	300.5 gm	469 gm	456 gm
Price	Starts at Rs Rs 34,900 (Wi-Fi); Rs 45,900 (Cellular)	Starts at Rs Rs 25,999 (Wi-Fi); Rs 43,999 (Cellular)	Starts at Rs Rs 44,900 (Wi-Fi); Rs 55,900 (Cellular)