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Apple iPad mini 2

Wi-Fi Only 32 GB
A1490, A1491, A1489
Global Score
73.274.2
Basic Information
AppleApple
iOS 8.x, 7.xiOS 8.x
2013-10-222014-10-16
7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches
11.68 ounces15.41 ounces
Black, Gray and WhiteGold and Gray
AluminiumAluminium
$ 255.00$ 231.00
Display / Screen
7.9 inches9.7 inches
2048 x 1536 pixels 1536 x 2048 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
324 pixels per inch264 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.58.2
Performance
Apple A7 chipsetApple A8X chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPUPowerVR GXA6850 GPU
9.188.82
Storage
32 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
5.84.4
Camera
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP8.00 MP + 1.20 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/2.40 aperture
33.00mm focal length31.00mm focal length
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video
7.928.47
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRSLTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.56.7
Battery Life
6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery7340mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
7.928.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 74.2, which is slightly better than the iPad mini 2's 73.2 score. IPad Air 2's construction is newer and extremely thinner, but also way heavier than the iPad mini 2. Both tablets in this comparison review use the same iOS 8.x operating system. The iPad mini 2 features just a bit better screen than iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048px resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a little bit better pixel quantity per inch in the display.

The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the iPad mini 2 also counts with 1 more CPU cores and a graphics processing unit. The iPad Air 2 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad Air 2 also has a lot higher resolution back camera.

The iPad mini 2 features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air 2, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad Air 2 features a bit better battery duration than iPad mini 2, because it has a 13 percent larger battery capacity.

Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the other tablet, making it a very good choice.




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