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Counted across 551 desk tours

iPad Air vs iPad mini

On real desks, the iPad Air wins 13 to 11.

The iPad Air is the more common pick: it's on 13 of the 551 desks we've toured, against 11 for the iPad mini. One guest uses both.

Head to head · Who uses each · Questions

Head to head

iPad Air iPad mini
Setups 13 11
Share of workspaces 2% 2%
Rank in tablet No. 2 No. 4
Buy Buy iPad Air › Buy iPad mini ›
The data says

Based on 551 real creator workspaces, iPad Air is the more popular choice — appearing in 13 setups vs 11 for iPad mini (18% more). 1 creator use both.

Highlighted: the better number in each row.

Who uses each

iPad Air 13 setups

iPad Air No. 525 · Brett Jackson Brett Jackson No. 525 Brett Jackson Designer and Owner of Sukoya Design Mathieu Brageul No. 487 Mathieu Brageul Freelance Graphic Designer living near Paris, France Connor Murphy No. 457 Connor Murphy Senior Designer based in Denver and currently working remotely Yann-Edern Gillet No. 442 Yann-Edern Gillet Software Designer based in Paris, France Felix Teichgräber No. 377 Felix Teichgräber Communication Designer from southern Germany + 8 more setups ›

iPad mini 11 setups

iPad mini No. 549 · Vas Frolik Vas Frolik No. 549 Vas Frolik Design Engineer Richard Hodson No. 464 Richard Hodson Content Manager from Bristol, England Connor Murphy No. 457 Connor Murphy Senior Designer based in Denver and currently working remotely Can Uludag No. 427 Can Uludag Mobile Software Engineer in Amsterdam Thomas Williams No. 402 Thomas Williams Software Engineer and Educator from Bushnell, FL + 6 more setups ›

Questions

Which is more popular — iPad Air or iPad mini?

Based on 551 creator workspace interviews, iPad Air is more popular, appearing in 13 setups (2% of workspaces) vs 11 for iPad mini (2%). That's a 18% difference.

How many creators use the iPad Air?

The iPad Air appears in 13 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (2% of workspaces), making it the #2 tablet in our database.

How many creators use the iPad mini?

The iPad mini appears in 11 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (2% of workspaces), making it the #4 tablet in our database.

Do any creators use both the iPad Air and iPad mini?

Yes — 1 creator in the Workspaces database use both the iPad Air and the iPad mini in their setup.

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