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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), with a general score of 77.2 against 65. The iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad mini 2 is better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), we must tell that it is also way older, thicker and heavier.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a much greater processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU. IPad mini 2 counts with a little sharper screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a quite worse display density, a bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a quite smaller display.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a lot better camera than iPad mini 2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a camera with lot more MP and a lot bigger aperture to take better low light captures. IPad mini 2 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features greater battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 27 percent bigger battery size.
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