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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 has a general score of 77.2, which is a little bit better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s score of 73.2. IPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The iPad mini 2 is a much lighter tablet than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but they are equally thin.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit sharper display than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with just a bit better performance than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also counts with a greater number of faster cores.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features greater battery life than iPad mini 2, because it has a 32% bigger battery capacity. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit better camera than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a same size camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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