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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-09-09 |
| 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.69 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 580.00 | $ 529.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 665 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.96 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has an overall score of 74.6, which is slightly better than Lumia 2520's 68.6 overall score. The iPad mini 4 is a newer tablet, and it's also extremely lighter and noticeably thinner than the Lumia 2520. The Nokia Lumia 2520 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Nokia Lumia 2520 also has more CPU cores and an additional graphics co-processor.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 has a much better display than Apple iPad mini 4, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a way worse pixel number per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display. IPad mini 4 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Lumia 2520, because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the iPad mini 4 also counts with a better resolution back camera.
The iPad mini 4 counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Lumia 2520, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Lumia 2520 features a superior battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one, making this tablet a very good choice.
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