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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-04 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 19.29 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 610.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 43 hours talk time |
| 7.92 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 has a general score of 77.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014)'s general score of 75.8. The Apple iPad mini 2 body is a little thinner and a lot lighter than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), even though they were only released 2 months apart. Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) works with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density. Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features a bit superior CPU than iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and a weaker graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM memory.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad mini 2 takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse resolution and a lower 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) counts with greater battery life than iPad mini 2, because it has 8220mAh of battery capacity instead of 6471mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, iPad mini 2 is also a bit cheaper, which makes it easy to pick between these tablets.
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