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Apple iPad 4
32 GBApple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 375.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has a general score of 72.8, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 4's 66.9 general score. The Apple iPad Air is a way lighter and somewhat thinner tablet device than the Apple iPad 4. Both tablets in our current comparison use iOS OS, but Apple iPad Air has newer 8.x version and Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version.
IPad Air counts with just a little better performance than Apple iPad 4, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores, the iPad Air also has a faster 600 MHz graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad Air counts with a bit more vivid display than iPad 4. Both of them have the same display pixels density, a screen with the same size and the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The iPad 4 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air's camera is just as good as the camera in Apple iPad 4, both have the same camera aperture, a same resolution back camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 4.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air is also a lot cheaper, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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