All iPads iPad Air vs iPad mini retina - are they as fast as each other?

[Carl Sagan]

Seeing as how the main thing that distinguishes the Air and Retina Mini is the screen size how do they compare on speed?

I'm seriously mulling selling my iPad Air as I like the screen size of the Mini but don't want to lose the super sweet speed!

 

[thadoggfather]

Air CPU is 100 MHz faster. Otherwise identical.

I.e. Moot

 

[maflynn]

I believe the rMini uses a slower variant of Apple's CPU (the one that is in the iPhone 5s). I think over all the Air is a tad faster then the rMini

 

[sammich]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7519/apple-ipad-mini-with-retina-display-reviewed/2

iPad Air is slightly faster, and can hold that speed longer. Although, you'd probably not really notice it.

 

[ugcop]

Seeing as how the main thing that distinguishes the Air and Retina Mini is the screen size how do they compare on speed?

I'm seriously mulling selling my iPad Air as I like the screen size of the Mini but don't want to lose the super sweet speed!

Not noticeable in real life usage.

 

[Carl Sagan]

Ah good to know! Do they have the same amount of ram?

 

[maflynn]

Ah good to know! Do they have the same amount of ram?

Apple does not disclose the ram, but I believe the consensus is that is the same.

 

[Carl Sagan]

Oh right.

 

[cababah]

Apple does not disclose the ram, but I believe the consensus is that is the same.

No need for an official Apple disclosure. Teardowns have confirmed 1GB in each. Apple has hardly ever used the RAM in its iOS devices for marketing because they are so conservative with their memory capacities.