Which Apple device is the better buy? We compare the iPad Mini 2 and the iPhone 5S to see which is worth the purchase.
In terms of design and display, the iPhone 5S has a 4 inch IPS LCD LED-backlit touch screen, with a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels and the following dimensions are 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm, weighs 112 grams.
The iPad Mini 2 has an IPS LCD LED-backlit touch screen that measures 7.9 inches rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels. its dimensions are 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm, and weighs 331 grams.
For the hardware and OS, the iPhone 5S has a Cyclone: dual core processor clocked at 1.3 GHz which is paired up with the Apple A7 chipset. It has a 1GB of RAM and multiple options of internal memory: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB and it runs on the iOS 7.
The iPad Mini 2 has the same Cyclone processor clocked at 1.3 GHz, and it's also paired up with Apple A7 chipset. It has 1GB of RAM with multiple options of internal storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB and operates on the iOS 7 software.
For the battery usage and camera specs, the iPad Mini 2 comes with a Li-Po 23.8 Wh battery unit, while the iPhone 5S has a Li-Po 1560 mAh battery. The iPhone 5S has an 8MP rear-facing camera which features dual LED flash and autofocus, while the iPad Mini 2 has a 5MP camera that features autofocus. Both have 1.2MP front-facing camera.
The iPhone 5S (16 GB) cost $449.00 while the 64 GB variant is at $740.00. Meanwhile, the iPad Mini 2 (16 GB) is at $297.25, as the 128 GB variant costs around $345.99.
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