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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-09-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is much better than iPad 10.2 (2020), having a score of 77.2 against 62.2. The iPad mini 2 construction has the same thickness than iPad 10.2 (2020), but it is way lighter. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a brighter screen than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a quite lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels per screen inch.
IPad mini 2 has a way better performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 4 less processing cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and an additional graphics processor. IPad mini 2 has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) captures slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution camera. The Apple iPad mini 2 has a superior battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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