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Lenovo TAB 2 A8
16 GB LTEApple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 60.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.27 x 4.92 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8732 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (Dual-Core 416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is way better than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, getting a 77.2 score against 60.1. The Apple iPad mini 2 body is a little bit heavier but somewhat thinner than Lenovo TAB 2 A8. Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Lenovo TAB 2 A8 has Android 5.0 OS. The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 features a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit, the Lenovo TAB 2 A8 also has a better graphics processing unit working at 832 MHz and more 1300 MHz cpu cores.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a sharper screen than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot more pixels per inch in the display. The iPad mini 2 takes much better photographs and videos than Lenovo TAB 2 A8. Both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera.
IPad mini 2 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. IPad mini 2 features a much better battery life than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a 6471mAh battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
Apple iPad mini 2 costs a lot more than the Lenovo TAB 2 A8, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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