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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 14 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2024-09-16 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is a lot better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, having a 77.2 score against 61.1. Although the iPad mini 2 is a lot older and way thicker than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's body is still noticeably lighter. IPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 comes with Android 14 OS.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a bit better display than iPad mini 2, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a lot larger screen and a better resolution of 1920 x 3000 pixels. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPad mini 2 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 11 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and an extra GPU. IPad mini 2's camera is just as good as Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's camera, although the iPad mini 2 has a smaller camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a lot worse 5 MP resolution.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior battery life than iPad mini 2, because it has a 55 percent greater battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad mini 2 is also cheaper, making this tablet a very good choice.
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