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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has an overall score of 65, which is a bit better than the iPad 2's global score of 62.1. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x operating system. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) is a extremely newer tablet device, and it's also incredibly thinner and notably lighter than the iPad 2.
The Apple iPad 2 features a very superior processor than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a much sharper screen than iPad 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution and a way greater pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) and iPad 2 both feature incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a way better camera than Apple iPad 2, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a back camera with a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations.
IPad 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 37 percent more battery size.
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