UPPAbaby Minu V3 vs Baby Jogger City Mini Air
Both cost $500, and the difference is what each maker tells you. UPPAbaby gives the Minu V3 in full: 16.7 lb, a 10 x 18 x 21.5 inch fold, a 20 lb basket and a 50 lb limit. Baby Jogger gives no weight or folded size for the City Mini Air, and two different child limits on one page. The Mini Air's one advantage is adapters in the box for City GO and Graco SnugRide seats, which only owners of those seats will notice.
Only UPPAbaby publishes a folded size for its model here; Baby Jogger gives none for the Baby Jogger City Mini Air, so only one side gets a carry-on verdict.
UPPAbaby
UPPAbaby Minu V3
~$500
Sold as UPPAbaby's travel stroller, the Minu V3 packs down one-handed to 10 x 18 x 21.5 inches and has a carry strap built in.
Best for: One compact from day one, for trips and city streets
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Baby Jogger
Baby Jogger City Mini Air
~$500
The newest City Mini keeps the brand's one-step fold and adds rubber all-terrain tires, all-wheel suspension and a magnetic buckle.
Best for: Graco or Baby Jogger car-seat owners wanting an everyday compact
Check price on Amazon| Specification | UPPAbaby Minu V3 | Baby Jogger City Mini Air |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$500 | ~$500 |
| Type | Compact & travel | Compact & travel |
| Weight | 16.7 lb | not published |
| Newborn lift weight | 16.7 lb (seat is from birth) | not published |
| Newborn option | Seat is rated from birth | Seat is rated from birth |
| Folded size | 10 x 18 x 21.5 in | not published |
| Carry-on check | Over by 4 in (2 sides over) | not published |
| Folded box | 2.24 cu ft | not published |
| Unfolded size | 34.5 x 18 x 41 in | 35 x 24 x 43.7 in |
| Fold | One-hand fold, stands when folded | not published |
| Basket | 20 lb | not published |
| Max child weight | 50 lb | not published |
| Recline | Deep recline to lie flat in carriage mode | One-hand multi-position recline |
| Car seats | 6 seat families: 6 with an adapter | 2 seat families: 2 with an adapter |
| Warranty | 3 years | not published |
UPPAbaby Minu V3: what it gives up
- Folded box (10 x 18 x 21.5 in) is wider than a 22 x 14 x 9 in carry-on allowance, though owners who fly with it report it fitting the overhead bin
- $499.99, about double some compacts in this catalog
- Every car seat needs an adapter, and the page names no exact part
- A front-wheel rattle on new units is a recurring owner complaint, and UPPAbaby calls it normal
Baby Jogger City Mini Air: what it gives up
- With no weight or folded size listed, how it carries is unknown until you hold one
- Its own page gives two different child weight limits
- Not for jogging despite the brand name
Full pages: UPPAbaby Minu V3 · Baby Jogger City Mini Air