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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 84 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.61 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has an overall score of 84, which is slightly better than Apple iPad mini 2's overall score of 77.2. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) works with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) body is newer and incredibly thinner than the Apple iPad mini 2's, but it's also much heavier.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a little more vivid display than iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a little better performance than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster).
IPad mini 2 features as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a little better battery performance than iPad mini 2, because it has a 7538mAh battery size.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) features a way better camera than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a way bigger aperture to take better photos in low-light situations, a much more MP camera in the back and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) costs a lot more money than the Apple iPad mini 2, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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