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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s score of 65.7. IPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPad mini 2's design is somewhat thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before.
IPad mini 2 has a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has lesser and slower processing cores and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processing unit. The iPad mini 2 features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher pixels number per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features just a bit better camera than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a way better 8 MP resolution camera and a way bigger aperture. The Apple iPad mini 2 has a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini 2 counts with improved battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
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