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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 72 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 275.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is just a bit better than iPad mini 2, having a 74.2 score against 72. IPad Air 2 is a newer and a lot thinner tablet than iPad mini 2, although it's much heavier. Both of these tablets come with the same iOS 8.x OS (Operating System). IPad mini 2 counts with a slightly better display than iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
IPad mini 2 features a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a graphics processing unit and 1 more cores. The iPad Air 2 counts with just a bit better camera than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a much higher resolution camera.
The iPad Air 2 counts with as much memory for apps and games as the Apple iPad mini 2 one, they have exactly the same internal storage. IPad Air 2 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the iPad Air 2 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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