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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2017-05-21 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini 2, having an 80 score against 77.2. The Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, while Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy Book 12-inch's body is a lot newer and a little thinner, but notably heavier than Apple iPad mini 2.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a much sharper screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with just a bit better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have 2 cores, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch and the iPad mini 2 have quite similar cameras, although the iPad mini 2 has a lot smaller camera aperture, a worse (Full HD) video quality and a lot less megapixels back camera. Galaxy Book 12-inch has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Apple iPad mini 2 has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
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