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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-05-21 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.28 x 7.05 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 22.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core m3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a general score of 77.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch's overall score of 71.1. The iPad mini 2 body is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, even though it was released many years before. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system.
IPad mini 2 has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048. The iPad mini 2 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
IPad mini 2 has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch. The iPad mini 2 shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch. Both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back camera and the same video resolution.
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