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Apple iPad 4
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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than the Apple iPad 4, with a score of 77.9 against 70.8. IPad Air is a thinner and lighter portable tablet than Apple iPad 4. Both devices in this comparison review come with iOS OS, but iPad Air has the newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance.
IPad Air has just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 4. Both of them have the same pixel density, a display of the same size and the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Apple iPad Air has a little better performance than iPad 4, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU and a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air also has a faster graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz and a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPad Air and Apple iPad 4 both feature similar cameras, they have a same size aperture, a back-facing camera with a 5 MP, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates. The Apple iPad Air and Apple iPad 4 have extremely similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air has a much better battery performance than Apple iPad 4.
The Apple iPad Air is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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