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Apple iPad mini 2
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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 275.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.1 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 6.32 |
| 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 has a score of 72, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad mini's score of 68.1. These tablets have the same iOS 8.x OS (Operating System), so they should offer all the same OS features. Despite being the best in our current comparison, the Apple iPad mini 2 body is just a little heavier and a bit thicker than Apple iPad mini.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a quite better performance than iPad mini, and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad mini 2 also has a better GPU, a larger amount of RAM and a 64 bits processing unit. IPad mini 2 features a more vivid screen than iPad mini, and although they both have a display with the same size, the iPad mini 2 also has a lot higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a way better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad mini features a camera that is very similar to the Apple iPad mini 2 one, both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video quality, a 5 megapixels resolution back camera and a same size aperture. The Apple iPad mini counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini 2, because it has more internal memory.
The iPad mini 2 features a superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad mini 2 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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