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Lenovo Tab A7-50
A7-50Apple iPad mini 2
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| Global Score | |
| 56.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Android 4.4, 4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-04-08 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.80 x 4.77 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.29 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8382 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP2 (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
IPad mini 2 has an overall score of 77.2, which is much better than Lenovo Tab A7-50's overall score of 56.9. Although iPad mini 2 and the Lenovo Tab A7-50 were released only a couple months apart, iPad mini 2's design is just a little bit heavier but much thinner. The iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Lenovo Tab A7-50 has Android 4.4 operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a sharper display than Lenovo Tab A7-50, because it has a quite bigger screen, more pixels per inch of display and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. IPad mini 2 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Lenovo Tab A7-50, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a little better processing power than Lenovo Tab A7-50, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores, and they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a better graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz and a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a very superior camera than Lenovo Tab A7-50. Both have a same resolution camera in the back.
The iPad mini 2 has a much longer battery lifetime than Lenovo Tab A7-50, because it has an 88 percent larger battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini 2 is way more expensive than Lenovo Tab A7-50, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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