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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-02-01 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.43 x 7.83 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 24.55 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core M chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Dual-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 is slightly better than Galaxy TabPro S, having a 77.2 score against 75. Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy TabPro S works with Windows 10 Pro OS. Although the Apple iPad mini 2 is older and somewhat thicker than Galaxy TabPro S, it's design is still incredibly lighter.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and more pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy TabPro S features a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU. IPad mini 2 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. They have the same resolution back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has greater battery performance than Galaxy TabPro S, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
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