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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is just a bit better than the iPad 4, with a global score of 72.3 against 70.8. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) body is much thinner and notably lighter than the iPad 4. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, while iPad 4 has iOS 7.x operating system.
The iPad 4 has a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The iPad 4 has a slightly better screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a camera that is just as good as the Apple iPad 4 one, although the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a way bigger aperture for better images and video in low light situations. Apple iPad 4 and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) have similar memory to install games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery performance is very similar to the battery duration in iPad 4.
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