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Huawei MediaPad X2
16 GBGEM-702L
Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-04-07 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.78 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 399.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 323 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad X2, getting a score of 72 against 70.4. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with Android 5.0 OS. IPad mini 2's design is older, just a little thicker and notably heavier than the Huawei MediaPad X2. The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a little bit better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit CPU, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad mini 2, although it has a little bit lower display pixels density, a quite smaller screen and a little bit lower 1920 x 1200px resolution. Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPad mini 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
IPad mini 2 features a better camera than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse 5 mega pixels resolution and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The iPad mini 2 counts with better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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