Screen size
iPad Air 13 (2025)Winner: 13.0"+58%
iPhone 13 mini5.4"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 13 (2025) leads the measured specs 8-7.
Measured wins
iPad Air 13 (2025)
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
iPhone 13 mini
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 13 (2025)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone 13 mini
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPad Air 13 (2025)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone 13 mini
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 13 (2025)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone 13 mini
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specs1, 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 - A3269, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A3271
iPhone 13 mini
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2628, A2629, A2630, 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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2481, A2626
5G bands
iPad Air 13 (2025)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3269, A3271
iPhone 13 mini
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6/mmWave - A2628, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2481, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2626, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2629, A2630
Speed
iPad Air 13 (2025)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPhone 13 mini
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPad Air 13 (2025)
2025, March 04
iPhone 13 mini
2021, September 14
Status
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Available. Released 2025, March 12
iPhone 13 mini
Available. Released 2021, September 24
Dimensions
iPad Air 13 (2025)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
iPhone 13 mini
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 in)
Weight
iPad Air 13 (2025)
616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
iPhone 13 mini
141 g (4.97 oz)
Build
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPhone 13 mini
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM
iPad Air 13 (2025)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPhone 13 mini
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Stylus support
iPhone 13 mini
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
iPhone 13 mini
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
iPad Air 13 (2025)
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 13 mini
5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad Air 13 (2025)
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
iPhone 13 mini
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, Mohs level 4
iPhone 13 mini
Ceramic Shield glass
OS
iPad Air 13 (2025)
iPadOS 18.3.2, upgradable to iPadOS 26.2.1
iPhone 13 mini
iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
Chipset
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Apple M3
iPhone 13 mini
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPhone 13 mini
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
GPU
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPhone 13 mini
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad Air 13 (2025)
No
iPhone 13 mini
No
Internal
iPad Air 13 (2025)
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
iPhone 13 mini
128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
Other
iPad Air 13 (2025)
-
iPhone 13 mini
NVMe
Single
iPad Air 13 (2025)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPhone 13 mini
-
Features
iPad Air 13 (2025)
HDR
iPhone 13 mini
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
iPad Air 13 (2025)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone 13 mini
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Dual
iPad Air 13 (2025)
-
iPhone 13 mini
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Single
iPad Air 13 (2025)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPhone 13 mini
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPad Air 13 (2025)
HDR
iPhone 13 mini
HDR
Video
iPad Air 13 (2025)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone 13 mini
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 13 mini
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 13 (2025)
No
iPhone 13 mini
No
WLAN
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone 13 mini
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad Air 13 (2025)
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone 13 mini
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPad Air 13 (2025)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPhone 13 mini
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
iPad Air 13 (2025)
No
iPhone 13 mini
Yes
Radio
iPad Air 13 (2025)
No
iPhone 13 mini
No
USB
iPad Air 13 (2025)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPhone 13 mini
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPhone 13 mini
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPad Air 13 (2025)
-
iPhone 13 mini
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Type
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Li-Po 9705 mAh (36.59 Wh)
iPhone 13 mini
Li-Ion 2438 mAh (9.34 Wh)
Charging
iPad Air 13 (2025)
-
iPhone 13 mini
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
Colors
iPad Air 13 (2025)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPhone 13 mini
Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red, Green
Models
iPad Air 13 (2025)
A3269, A3271, A3268
iPhone 13 mini
A2628, A2481, A2626, A2629, A2630, iphone14,4
SAR
iPad Air 13 (2025)
1.09 W/kg (body)
iPhone 13 mini
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPad Air 13 (2025)
1.48 W/kg (body)
iPhone 13 mini
0.97 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Price
iPad Air 13 (2025)
About 950 EUR
iPhone 13 mini
$ 241.05 / C$ 399.74 / £ 198.48 / € 268.00