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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-02-23 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 is a lot better than Huawei MediaPad M1, having a 77.2 score against 61.5. Apple iPad mini 2's construction is just a little bit heavier but a little bit thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M1, and they were only released 4 months apart. Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M1 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit better CPU than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad mini 2 also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU. IPad mini 2 features a better display than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 120 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad mini 2 has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M1. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a back-facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Apple iPad mini 2 is way more expensive than Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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