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Lenovo IdeaTab S6000
HSPAApple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 55.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-02-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.24 x 7.09 x 0.34 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 249.00 | $ 255.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6530mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is way better than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, with a 73.2 score against 55.1. Even when the iPad mini 2 and Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 were released with only a couple of months difference, the iPad mini 2 is way lighter and thinner. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 comes with Android 4.2 OS.
The iPad mini 2 has an incredibly better looking display than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot greater number of pixels per inch in the display. The Apple iPad mini 2 features a more powerful processing unit than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a better graphics processing unit working at 600 megahertz.
Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 counts with slightly more storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini 2, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 64 GB. The iPad mini 2 takes way better pictures and videos than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000. Both of them have a 5 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad mini 2 features a battery performance that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, although the iPad mini 2 has a 1% smaller battery capacity.
IPad mini 2 costs a bit more money than the Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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