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Apple iPad Mini 2 Specifications
iPad Mini 2
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
3
3
Pros
- Compact and portable design.
- High-resolution Retina display.
- Decent battery life.
- Solid build quality.
- Access to a vast library of apps.
- Affordable price point.
Cons
- Limited storage capacity.
- Outdated hardware and software.
- No Touch ID or Face ID.
- Poor camera quality.
- Non-upgradable storage.
Apple iPad Mini 2 Specs and Features
The Apple iPad Mini 2, also known as the iPad Mini with Retina display, was released in November 2013 and is the second generation of the iPad Mini line. It has a 7.9-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels, giving it a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch. Here are some of the key specifications and features of the device:
Design and Display
- Dimensions: 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
- Weight: 331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
- Display: 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD, 16M colors
- Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Hardware and Performance
- Processor: Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: 16/32/64/128GB (non-expandable)
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 6470 mAh battery (24.3 Wh)
Camera and Multimedia
- Rear camera: 5 MP, f/2.4, autofocus
- Front camera: 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
- Video: [email protected]
- Speakers: Stereo speakers
Connectivity and Other Features
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
- Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP, EDR
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE models only)
- Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, compass
- Ports: Lightning connector, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Operating System: iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.5
The iPad Mini 2 has a sleek and lightweight design, making it easy to carry around. It also features a powerful A7 chip and M7 motion coprocessor, providing smooth and fast performance.
The device is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.2-megapixel front camera, which is great for capturing photos and videos. The stereo speakers provide excellent audio quality, making it ideal for listening to music and watching movies.
In summary, the Apple iPad Mini 2 is a great device with a high-resolution display, powerful hardware, and an excellent camera. It’s a good choice for those who want a compact and portable tablet for everyday use.
Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Tablet |
| Models |
Versions: Apple iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (3G/LTE); Apple iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi, w/o GPS) iPad mini with Retina display A1489, A1490, A1491, iPad4,6, iPad4,5, iPad4,4 |
| Announced | 01 October, 2013 |
| Released | 01 November, 2013 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Predecessor | iPad Mini (1st generation) |
| Successor | iPad Mini 3 |
| Generation | 2nd |
Design
| Type <strong>Design Type</strong> called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Width |
200 mm (millimeters) 20 cm (centimeters) 0.656 ft (feet) 7.874 in (inches) |
| Height |
134.7 mm (millimeters) 13.47 cm (centimeters) 0.442 ft (feet) 5.303 in (inches) |
| Thickness |
7.5 mm (millimeters) 0.75 cm (centimeters) 0.025 ft (feet) 0.295 in (inches) |
| Volume |
202.05 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 12.27 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Weight |
341 g (grams) 0.75 lbs (pounds) 12.03 oz (ounces) |
| Protection | Oleophobic coating |
| Colors |
Space Gray Black Silver White |
Network
| SIM <strong>SIM</strong> (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Nano SIM |
| Number of SIM cards | 1 |
| GSM |
GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| CDMA |
CDMA 800 MHz CDMA 1900 MHz |
| CDMA2000 |
1xEV-DO Rev. A 1xEV-DO Rev. B |
| UMTS (3G) |
UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz |
| LTE (4G) |
LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 LTE 800 MHz LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1700/2100 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 1900 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz |
Display
| Display Type <strong>Display Technology => </strong> A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | LED-backlit IPS LCD |
| Size | 7.9 inch |
| Resolution | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Display Colors <strong>Display Colors</strong> is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 24 bit, 16777216 colors |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Display area | 71.97 % (percent) |
| Pixel Density <strong>Pixel Density (PPI)</strong> is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 324 ppi pixel density |
| Touch Screen | Capacitive touchscreen |
| Display Protection <strong>Display Protection => </strong> Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. | Oleophobic Coating |
| Features |
Capacitive Multi-touch Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating LED-backlit Retina display |
Media
| Audio File Formats |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) |
| Video File Formats |
AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) H.263 H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 |
| FM Radio | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration, ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | 3.5mm Headphone Jack |
| Audio Features | Loudspeaker |
Rear Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Sensor type | CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
| Main cameras |
5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF |
| Aperture | f/2.4 |
| Image Resolution |
2592 x 1936 pixels 5.02 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
Autofocus Digital image stabilization Geotagging HDR Touch focus Face detection |
Front/Selfie Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Main cameras |
1.2 MP |
| Video Resolution |
1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
Software
| Operating System <strong>OS => </strong> Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 7.1.2 |
| User Interface <strong>UI</strong> or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | iOS UI |
Hardware
| Chipset <strong>Chipset</strong> is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple A7 APL0698, M7 motion coprocessor |
| SoC Process Technology | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| CPU <strong>CPU</strong> (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) |
| CPU bits | 32 bit |
| CPU cores | 2 |
| CPU frequency | 1300 MHz (megahertz) |
| Level 1 cache memory (L1) |
64 KB + 64 KB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache memory (L2) |
1024 KB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes) |
| Level 3 cache memory (L3) |
4096 KB (kilobytes) 4 MB (megabytes) |
| GPU <strong>GPU</strong> (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) |
| GPU frequency | 200 MHz (megahertz) |
| RAM (Memory) <strong>RAM</strong> (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 128 MB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR3 SDRAM |
| Internal Storage <strong>Internal Storage</strong> is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 16/32/64/128 GB |
| Card Slot <strong>Memory Card Slot</strong> is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors <strong>Sensors</strong> are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Light Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Version | v4.0 |
| Bluetooth Features <strong>Bluetooth</strong> is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. |
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Infrared <strong>Infrared</strong> connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | No |
| Wi-Fi <strong>Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. |
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz Dual band |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS <strong>GPS</strong> The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. |
GPS A-GPS GLONASS Wi-Fi Cell ID |
| NFC <strong>NFC</strong> (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch. | |
| HDMI <strong>HDMI</strong> (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
Battery or Power
| Battery Type <strong>Battery Type => </strong> Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity <strong>Battery Capacity</strong> is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 6470 mAh |
| Placement | Fixed |
| Talk Time <strong>Talk Time</strong> is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. | Up to 10 hrs multimedia |
| Music Play | Up to 70 hours |
