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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 505.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.01 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is much better than the iPad 2's 62.1 overall score. The Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s construction is newer, noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than the iPad 2.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has an incredibly better looking display than iPad 2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a much greater pixel number per screen inch. The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 2, because it has 192 GB more internal storage.
The iPad mini (2019) features a much faster processor than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM, a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a 64-bits CPU. The iPad 2 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 6944mAh battery capacity against 5058mAh.
IPad mini (2019) captures greater pictures and videos than iPad 2, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the iPad mini (2019) also has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher 1920x1080 video definition.
IPad mini (2019) costs more than the Apple iPad 2, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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