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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 66.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2023-11-20 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| 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 | 8800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18's 66.1 general score. Even though the Apple iPad mini 2 is notably older and just a little thicker than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, it's body is still a lot lighter. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 comes with Android 13 OS.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a sharper screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1536 x 2048 resolution and way more pixels per inch of screen. The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a superior memory for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 counts with a bit better processing unit than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 11 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 2, because it has an 8800mAh battery size against 6471mAh.
The iPad mini 2 captures much better videos and photos than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution.
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