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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2015-07-15 | 0000-00-00 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 399.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini is a bit better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, with a score of 68.1 against 65.6. Both of these tablets use iOS operating system, but iPad mini has a newer 8.x version and Apple iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x version, so it offers some extra features and better performance. Even being the best tablet in this review, iPad mini's design is thicker and extremely heavier than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much better display than iPad mini, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 640 x 1136px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display pixels density. IPad mini features a bit superior processor than iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad mini also counts with an additional GPU.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a slightly better camera than iPad mini, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the iPod touch 6th generation also has a camera in the back with way more megapixels. IPod touch 6th generation has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini, because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPad mini features a way better battery duration than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 326 percent more battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad mini is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it a great choice.
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