Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Apple iPad 9.7

Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2013 March 2017
Status Available - November 2013 Available - March 2017
Price - Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 iOS 10.3
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity - 8610 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)