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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2021-05-26 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.40 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), getting a overall score of 77.2 against 61.8. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPad mini 2 is an extremely older device than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), but Apple managed to make it way lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and 6 less and slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU. IPad mini 2 has a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a slightly higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than iPad mini 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. IPad mini 2 counts with a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021).
IPad mini 2 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), and although they both have a back facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution, the iPad mini 2 also has a lot higher (Full HD) video resolution.
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