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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 91.1 |
| 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 | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 10.72 |
| 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
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is much better than the iPad mini 2, getting a score of 91.1 against 77.2. Even though the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot heavier than iPad mini 2, it's thinner and much newer. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS, and iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a little better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a little more vivid screen than iPad mini 2, because although it has a quite inferior pixels count per display inch, it also counts with a much bigger screen and a better resolution of 2048 x 2732px.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features as much storage to install games and applications as the iPad mini 2 one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a very superior battery life than iPad mini 2, because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a lot better camera than iPad mini 2, because it has a camera with a way higher resolution, a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) costs a lot more than the Apple iPad mini 2, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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