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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| 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 | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), getting a general score of 77.2 against 65.6. IPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x OS. The Apple iPad mini 2 features a much better looking display than iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), because although it has 6 lesser CPU cores and 7 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bits processor. IPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) captures greater photographs and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much larger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) counts with as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the iPad mini 2 one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad mini 2 features a much better battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen).
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