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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M4 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| 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 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is just a bit better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), having a 77.2 score against 74.8. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. IPad mini 2 counts with a much better looking display than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a much lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per screen inch.
IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), because although it has lesser cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a really longer battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen). The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) shoots better photographs and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad mini 2 is also a bargain compared to others, making it a great choice.
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