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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-07-15 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad mini has a score of 68.1, which is a bit better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation's 65.6 overall score. Although it's the best in this review, the iPad mini design is incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker than Apple iPod touch 6th generation. These devices have iOS operating system, but the iPad mini has newer 8.x version and Apple iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x version, giving you some additional features.
The Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a more vivid screen than iPad mini, because although it has a little worse resolution of 640 x 1136 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher display density. IPod touch 6th generation features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
IPad mini counts with a bit better CPU than iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the iPad mini also counts with a graphics processing unit. IPad mini counts with a much longer battery performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 4440mAh of battery capacity.
IPod touch 6th generation captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same video frame rate and a same size aperture, the iPod touch 6th generation also has a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad mini not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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