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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 9.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2015-09-09 |
| -- | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has a general score of 75.6, which is much better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 general score. IPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x operating system, and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad mini 4 features a very superior CPU than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 1 more processing cores.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a much sharper screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display. IPad mini 4 shoots clearer photos and videos than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 8 megapixels resolution and a much smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video.
The iPad mini 4 counts with as much memory capacity to install games and applications as Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 4 has a superior battery life than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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