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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-03-27 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 559.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.32 |
| 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
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is better than iPad mini, with a 77 score against 68.1. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) construction is much heavier and just a little bit thicker than iPad mini. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a better hardware performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with just a bit better display than iPad mini, because it has a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a larger display and way more pixels per screen inch. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) shoots a little bit better videos and photos than iPad mini, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 8 mega-pixels resolution.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better battery performance than iPad mini, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way more expensive than the Apple iPad mini, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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