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Apple iPad 2
32 GB VerizonApple iPad 4
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2011-03-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.41 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 360.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 4 is better than iPad 2, getting a 66.9 score against 58.6. IPad 4's body is just a little thicker and just a bit heavier than the iPad 2. Both tablets in this review use the same iOS 7.x operating system. IPad 4 has a little bit better performance than iPad 2, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 400 megahertz graphics processor, the iPad 4 also has a larger amount of RAM.
IPad 4 has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the iPad 4 also has a much better pixels amount per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Apple iPad 2 and iPad 4 have incredibly similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad 2 counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad 4. The Apple iPad 4 counts with a way better camera than Apple iPad 2, because it has a lot better (Full HD) video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad 4 costs a bit more than iPad 2, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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