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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-06-01 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a general score of 77.2 against 70.2. Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The Apple iPad mini 2 design is just a little thinner and noticeably lighter than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has lesser RAM and less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad mini 2 features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and more pixels per inch of screen.
IPad mini 2 has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features just a bit better battery duration than iPad mini 2, because it has a 13% bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a lot bigger aperture and a camera in the back with a lot higher 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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