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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (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 | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, with a general score of 77.2 against 73.3. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with Android 13 OS. The iPad mini 2 features a much better performing CPU than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 6 lesser cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a lot lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch in the screen. IPad mini 2 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a much less MP back facing camera.
The Apple iPad mini 2 and the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra have extremely similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have the same 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 10880mAh of battery capacity instead of 6471mAh.
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