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Apple iPad mini 2
32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-06-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 12.91 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Grey and Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal and Metal |
| $ 259.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1340 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 179 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is slightly better than the Apple iPad mini 2, having a global score of 74.2 against 73.4. The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite works with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a incredibly newer portable tablet than Apple iPad mini 2, although it's just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite features a bit better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab A7 Lite captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
Apple iPad mini 2 has longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, because it has a 6471mAh battery capacity against 5100mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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