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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 9.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a score of 75.6, which is just a bit better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s 73.2 score. Although Apple iPad mini 4 is extremely older than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), it's design is notably lighter and much thinner. The Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater display density. The iPad mini 4 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a lot better performance than iPad mini 4, because it has 5 more cores and a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad mini 4. Both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video definition, a back camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution and a same size camera aperture.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a way better battery performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity against 5124mAh.
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