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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-05-21 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is better than the iPad mini 2, having a score of 86.4 against 77.2. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body is newer and way thinner than the iPad mini 2's, but it's also notably heavier.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM. IPad mini 2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much clearer photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution, a lot bigger aperture and a much better video quality. The iPad mini 2 and the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) feature incredibly similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, they have the same internal storage.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit better battery performance than iPad mini 2, because it has a 17% bigger battery capacity.
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