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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 520.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a 72 score against 70. Despite of the fact that Apple iPad mini 2 is incredibly older than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, it's body is way thinner and a lot lighter. Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a graphics processor. IPad mini 2 features a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better number of pixels per display inch and a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
IPad mini 2 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a way lower resolution camera in the back. Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini 2, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab Active 2 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The iPad mini 2 has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 6471mAh battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
Apple iPad mini 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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