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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2023-10-04 | 2013-10-22 |
| 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.48 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2304 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 249 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali G68 MP5 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a little bit better than iPad mini 2, with a global score of 78.4 against 77.2. Galaxy Tab S9 FE's construction is much newer and thinner, but also extremely heavier than the iPad mini 2. Galaxy Tab S9 FE has Android 13 operating system, and iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE and the iPad mini 2 both have extremely similar storage for games and applications, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a bit more powerful CPU than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The iPad mini 2 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE features better battery performance than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
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