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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2016-09-29 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M3's 71.5 global score. IPad mini 2's construction is noticeably older, just a bit heavier and a little thicker than Huawei MediaPad M3. IPad mini 2 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a bit less pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit faster CPU than iPad mini 2, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores. IPad mini 2 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a lot lower 5 megapixels resolution camera.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a bit more storage to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad mini 2 features better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 27% larger battery capacity.
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