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Apple iPad 2
64 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2011-03-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini has a general score of 68.1, which is slightly better than iPad 2's 62.1 score. These devices have iOS OS, but the Apple iPad mini has the newer 8.x version and iPad 2 has iOS 7.x version, offering a lot of extra features. Apple iPad mini is a somewhat thinner and a lot lighter tablet device than iPad 2.
IPad 2 and iPad mini both feature really similar processors, both have the same number of cores, a 400 MHz GPU and a 512 MB RAM memory. The iPad mini counts with a sharper screen than Apple iPad 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels, the iPad mini also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
The iPad mini shoots much better photographs and videos than iPad 2, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the iPad mini also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much better (Full HD) video resolution. The iPad mini counts with as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the iPad 2 one, both of them have equal internal storage.
IPad 2 has a really longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 6944mAh battery capacity.
IPad mini is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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