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Apple iPad mini 2
16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Apple iPad 2
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 57.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2011-03-02 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 21.41 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 425.00 | $ 405.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is way better than the Apple iPad 2, with a 72.1 score against 57.3. Apple iPad mini 2 is a much newer device, and it's also noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner than the Apple iPad 2. Both tablets we are comparing here work with iOS operating system, but Apple iPad mini 2 has a newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 2 has iOS 7.x version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a superior processing unit than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini 2 also has more RAM, a 64-bits CPU and a much better graphics processing unit working at 600 megahertz. The iPad mini 2 counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display density and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The iPad mini 2 takes much better photos and videos than iPad 2, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way higher video definition. IPad 2's memory to store more games and applications is very similar to iPad mini 2's one, they have the same internal memory capacity. IPad 2 has a little better battery life than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a 6944mAh battery capacity instead of 6471mAh.
IPad mini 2 costs a bit more than the Apple iPad 2, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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