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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a score of 77.2 against 70.2. The Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. Even though Apple iPad mini 2 is a lot older than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), it's design is a little thinner and noticeably lighter.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a slightly higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The iPad mini 2 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has less RAM memory and lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a lot larger camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a little longer battery duration than iPad mini 2, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 6471mAh.
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