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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 32GB| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 66.3 |
| 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 |
| $ 255.00 | $ 255.00 |
| 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 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 | 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 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 iPad mini 2 has a global score of 73.2, which is better than Apple iPad mini's 66.3 score. Although it's the best tablet device we compare here, the iPad mini 2 construction is a little bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Apple iPad mini. Both of these tablets use the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system), so both of them should offer identical operating system features.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a more vivid display than iPad mini, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPad mini 2 also has a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot greater amount of pixels per screen inch. The iPad mini has as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the iPad mini 2 one, they have equal internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a better hardware performance than iPad mini, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini 2 also has a 64-bit processing unit, a better graphics co-processor running at 600 megahertz and more RAM. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has a 46% bigger battery size.
IPad mini's camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad mini 2, both of them have the same video quality, the same video frame rate, a same resolution back facing camera and the same aperture.
Apple iPad mini 2 costs the same than the iPad mini.
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