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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Apple iPad 4
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 370.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is much better than the Apple iPad 4, getting a 77.1 score against 66.9. Both devices in our current comparison include iOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad mini 2 has a newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x, providing the user lots of additional features. Apple iPad mini 2 is a a lot lighter and thinner tablet than the Apple iPad 4.
The iPad mini 2 features a little bit better screen than Apple iPad 4, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a little greater display pixel density. The iPad mini 2 features just a bit better processing power than iPad 4, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount, the iPad mini 2 also has a faster graphics processor and a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 4, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 4's camera is very similar to iPad mini 2's camera, both have a same size aperture, the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a camera in the back with a 5 mega-pixels and the same video frame rates.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad 4.
The iPad mini 2 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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