Thinking of getting an iPad, Air or Mini

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Hi all,

I'm thinking about getting myself an iPad after my nexus 7 2012 has stopped working :(

Is there any real difference between the mini and the air besides the 10" screen?
 
I'll be nice and sum it up :P

Little difference, aside from the obvious iPad Air has longer battery life (both are excellent however, take a look at Anandtech's coverage), display has better colour reproduction (though this is a side-by-side thing, so largely irrelevant). Speakers on the Air are better too (again, side-by-side). However, it really comes down to preferred size rather than anything else.

As Kieran said, there aren't really any other noticeable differences apart from size.
 
Have one of each here and it's tough to say which is best


Personally I prefer the mini retina due to the slightly easier to handle size but sometimes you just want that extra couple of inches


Sod it by both :)
 
I don't find the screen on the mini to be limiting at all, the quality of it makes up for it.

It depends how you want to use it, if you're going to be using it for web browsing, writing emails etc for long periods of time then get the Air. If your usage is mainly apps and looking at content then the mini will be fine.
 
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