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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Stainless Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.6 |
| 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), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is just a bit better than Xperia Z4 Tablet, with a 77.2 score against 74.7. The iPad mini 2 design is notably thicker but lighter than Xperia Z4 Tablet. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Xperia Z4 Tablet works with Android 5.0 OS. The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has a just a little lower screen density, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with a bit better CPU than iPad mini 2, and although they both have a 600 megahertz GPU and a 64-bits CPU, the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet also has more RAM and a greater number of cores. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad mini 2 captures way better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a worse (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with much less mega-pixels. IPad mini 2 features just a little better battery performance than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
The iPad mini 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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