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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.31 x 6.26 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.24 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 260.00 | $ 255.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 10, with a global score of 73.2 against 54.8. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 10 has Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. IPad mini 2's body has the same thickness than the Amazon Fire HD 10, but it's much lighter.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot better pixels number per screen inch. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has a lower number of slower cores, and they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPad mini 2 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 10. Both have a 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates. The Amazon Fire HD 10 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 10 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
IPad mini 2 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 10.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, iPad mini 2 is also cheap compared to the Amazon Fire HD 10, making it an easy decision.
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