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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2011-03-02 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.01 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a general score of 63.3, which is slightly better than Apple iPad 2's general score of 62.1. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a incredibly thinner and way lighter portable tablet than the Apple iPad 2. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Apple iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a way better display than Apple iPad 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better display density and a much higher 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad 2 features a lot better processing power than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a lot better camera than iPad 2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with much more storage to install games and applications than iPad 2, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad mini (A17 Pro) is also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes it a simple decision.
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