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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-03-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini 2's 77.2 global score. Apple iPad Air (2019) is a way newer and extremely thinner tablet device than the Apple iPad mini 2, but it's notably heavier. IPad mini 2 has a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than iPad mini 2, because it has more internal memory. The iPad Air (2019) has a greater processing power than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
IPad Air (2019) counts with a better camera than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the iPad Air (2019) also has a way more mega pixels back camera and faster video frame rate. IPad Air (2019) has longer battery performance than iPad mini 2, because it has a 26% greater battery capacity.
The iPad Air (2019) is a lot more expensive than the iPad mini 2, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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