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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| 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
IPad 4 has an overall score of 70.8, which is better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s overall score of 60.6. The iPad 4 counts with iOS 7.x operating system, while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Apple iPad 4 counts with a way better screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels number per inch of screen.
The iPad 4 has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity. Apple iPad 4 features a much better performing CPU than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
IPad 4 and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) feature really similar cameras, although the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way larger aperture to capture better low-light images. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a battery lifetime that is very similar to the iPad 4 one.
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