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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-05-28 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is better than the Apple iPod Touch (2019), having a overall score of 77.2 against 66.9. These tablets use iOS OS, but Apple iPad mini 2 has newer 8.x version and Apple iPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x, providing you a lot of extra features and better performance. Despite being the best tablet device in this review, we must note that it's also a notably older, noticeably thicker and incredibly heavier tablet device.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with just a bit better display than iPod Touch (2019), because although it has a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. IPod Touch (2019) has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a little better hardware performance than iPod Touch (2019), because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad mini 2 counts with a way better battery performance than Apple iPod Touch (2019). The iPod Touch (2019) features just a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same size aperture, the iPod Touch (2019) also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad mini 2 costs more than iPod Touch (2019), but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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