The iPad Air 11-inch M2 wins for performance and screen size with its M2 chip running 2.5x faster GPU workloads than the A15 per Geekbench 6 benchmarks and a 2360x1640 display versus the Mini's 2266x1488. The iPad Mini 6 remains more portable at 293g but trails on storage starting at 64GB and lacks future-proofing. Choose the Air if you need power for drawing or multitasking; pick the Mini only...