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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 220.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 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 (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 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
The iPad mini is a bit better than iPad 9.7-inch, having a 68.1 score against 65.4. The iPad mini design is extremely lighter and just a little bit thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch. These devices use iOS OS, but iPad mini has a newer 8.x version while iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x version. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit more vivid display than iPad mini, because it has much more pixels per inch of screen, a bigger display and a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
IPad 9.7-inch has a little better hardware performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad 9.7-inch also counts with a higher amount of RAM. IPad 9.7-inch features a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the iPad 9.7-inch also has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The iPad mini counts with a much better storage capacity for applications and games than iPad 9.7-inch. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a way better battery duration than iPad mini, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini is more expensive than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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