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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2013-10-22 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 424.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 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 |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro has an overall score of 79.5, which is a bit better than Apple iPad mini 2's general score of 77.2. Although the iPad Pro is much heavier than Apple iPad mini 2, it's just a little bit thinner and also newer. These tablets have iOS OS, but iPad Pro has the newer 9.x version while Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x version.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a little more vivid screen than iPad Pro, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Apple iPad Pro and the iPad mini 2 both count with really similar storage to store more apps and games, they have equal internal memory.
IPad mini 2 has a bit better processing power than Apple iPad Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit, a larger number of cores (although slower) and a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPad Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 10307mAh of battery capacity instead of 6471mAh.
Apple iPad Pro captures just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Apple iPad Pro also has a way more mega pixels camera.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad Pro is also a lot cheaper.
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