Can an Ipad be Cloned to an Ipad Mini?

I have an Ipad 2.
I am thinking of getting an Ipad Mini.
If I do, it would be a hassle to install and update all the apps again, arrange the icons for them, set all the settings again, etc.
Would it be possible to do a full backup of the Ipad 2, then restore that backup to the Ipad Mini? In other words, clone the Ipad 2 to the Mini?
That sure would be simpler than starting from scratch. Since they run the same software, one would think that should be possible.
And as I would guess that many people who already have an Ipad are now getting an Ipad Mini, that would be a convenience to save time for a whole lot of people!
Is it possible?
Thanks in advance!

Diavonex-
Yes, that is what I hoped, that due to the same resolution, everything should work if a backed-up Ipad 2 is restored to an Ipad Mini.
However, I don't know if the Apple backup system will allow for restoring to a different device than the one that backed it up. If I bought a second Ipad 2, I don't know even if could restore my current Ipad 2's backup to a new one. Certainly in that case everything would work, but I don't know if Apple Backup would allow that. Even less so with a different type of device, even though both are called Ipad and both have the same resolution?
So, does anyone know for sure tht this will work?
There must be a lot of people who had Ipads and recently bought an Ipad Mini. Anyone here tried backing up your Ipad, and restoring that to the Mini?

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