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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 5.85 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is better than iPad mini (6th Gen), getting a 77.2 score against 65. IPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. Although it's the best we are comparing here, we must note that it's also a lot older, somewhat heavier and thicker. IPad mini 2 has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 4 less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a little more vivid display than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a little smaller display, a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little worse display density. IPad mini 2 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much clearer photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a lot larger camera aperture to take better images in low light situations and a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back. The Apple iPad mini 2 has better battery duration than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 6471mAh battery size instead of 5078mAh.
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