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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-07-05 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.37 |
| 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) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.88 |
| 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 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a 77.2 score against 69. The iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system. IPad mini 2 is an noticeably older tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but Apple was able to build it a little bit thinner and a bit lighter.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The iPad mini 2 has a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 27 percent bigger battery size.
IPad mini 2 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although it has a lower (Full HD) video definition and a camera in the back with a much worse 5 megapixels resolution.
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