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Apple iPad 4
64 GBApple iPad 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 485.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 4 has a general score of 68.6, which is much better than Apple iPad 2's overall score of 62.1. Both of these tablets come with the same iOS 7.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect. Even being the best in this comparison, iPad 4 is a a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker tablet than the Apple iPad 2.
The Apple iPad 4 has an incredibly better screen than iPad 2, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Apple iPad 4 also has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. IPad 4 features a bit superior CPU than iPad 2, and although they both have a 400 MHz graphics processor and 2 CPU cores, the iPad 4 also has more RAM memory.
Apple iPad 4 has a way better camera than iPad 2, and although they both have the same aperture, the Apple iPad 4 also has a back facing camera with a much higher 5 MP resolution and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Apple iPad 2 features as much memory for apps and games as the Apple iPad 4 one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad 2 has a much better battery lifetime than iPad 4.
IPad 4 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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