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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 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 |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is slightly better than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), getting a general score of 77.2 against 76.6. The iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system. IPad mini 2 is a thicker but notably lighter tablet than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Apple iPad mini 2 features a much greater processing power than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor. Apple iPad mini 2 has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count in each display inch.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. IPad mini 2 features a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024). IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) captures a lot better photographs and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution, a way larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in low light situations and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad mini 2 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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