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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2023-07-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is way better than Galaxy Tab S9, getting a 77.2 score against 64.1. Even though iPad mini 2 is a lot older and extremely thicker than the Galaxy Tab S9, it's body is still notably lighter. IPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 OS. IPad mini 2 has a lot better performance than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad mini 2 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lot smaller display. The Galaxy Tab S9 counts with much more storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with greater battery duration than iPad mini 2, because it has an 8400mAh battery size. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution.
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