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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-03-27 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 4, with a 77 score against 70.8. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) body is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than the Apple iPad 4. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a little better processing power than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad 4 counts with a brighter display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018). Both of them have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, a same size display and a greater number of pixels per screen inch. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with as much storage capacity for applications and games as the Apple iPad 4, both of them have equal internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a really longer battery performance than iPad 4. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) captures a bit better photographs and videos than iPad 4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same size aperture, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also has a camera in the back with lot more MP.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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