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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-09-25 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.52 |
| 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
Apple iPad 10.2-inch has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 2's general score of 77.2. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch body is a lot newer and a little thinner, but incredibly heavier than the Apple iPad mini 2. IPad 10.2-inch counts with a little better hardware performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
IPad mini 2 features a much better display than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. IPad 10.2-inch captures a little bit better photos and videos than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the iPad 10.2-inch also has a much more MP back facing camera.
IPad 10.2-inch has as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Apple iPad mini 2, they have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad 10.2-inch has a much better battery performance than iPad mini 2, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 6471mAh.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch costs a bit more money than the Apple iPad mini 2, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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