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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 23.35 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 4 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a general score of 70.8 against 70.4. Apple iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Apple iPad 4 has a lot better display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s memory for apps and games is just as good as the iPad 4 one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The iPad 4 features a very superior hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better pictures and videos than iPad 4, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way higher video quality and a way larger camera aperture for better images and video in low-light environments. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery life than iPad 4.
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