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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2022-10-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a score of 77.2, which is a little bit better than iPad (2022)'s 74.7 score. IPad mini 2 is a much lighter portable tablet than iPad (2022), but both of them are equally thin. The iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad (2022) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. The iPad mini 2 counts with just a bit better screen than Apple iPad (2022), because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a just a little better display pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad (2022), because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad (2022) counts with a superior processor than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have a 64-bit processor, the Apple iPad (2022) also counts with 4 more processing cores.
Apple iPad (2022) takes much better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a much larger aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels. The iPad mini 2 has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad (2022).
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