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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 71.2 |
| 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 | 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 22.29 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 194 pixels per inch |
| -- | 350 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Blackview Tab 18's 71.2 score. Despite of the fact that Apple iPad mini 2 is noticeably older than Blackview Tab 18, it's construction is just a little thinner and incredibly lighter. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Blackview Tab 18 counts with Android 13 operating system.
Blackview Tab 18 has a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and 6 more cores. The Apple iPad mini 2 features a much better display than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a much higher pixel density and a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
Apple iPad mini 2 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a camera with lot less MP resolution. The Blackview Tab 18 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Blackview Tab 18 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 2, because it has 8800mAh of battery capacity.
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