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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Lenovo |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-08-31 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 7.05 x 0.18 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 22.72 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 291 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is much better than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, getting a general score of 77.2 against 62.2. Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. Even though Apple iPad mini 2 is incredibly older and incredibly thicker than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, it's design is still notably lighter.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a brighter screen than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, because although it has a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Apple iPad mini 2 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional graphics co-processor. Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini 2, because it has a 9300mAh battery capacity against 6471mAh.
IPad mini 2 takes better videos and photos than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus, although it has a much worse 5 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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