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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-05-14 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 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 |
| 5.28 | 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 | |
| -- | 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
Apple iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s 58.6 score. The Apple iPad mini 2 body is a little bit lighter and incredibly thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), even though it was released many years before. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPad mini 2 features an incredibly better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher pixel density and a lot higher 1536 x 2048px resolution. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
IPad mini 2 counts with a bit superior CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better 1920x1080 video resolution and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Although iPad mini 2 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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