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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.8 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a general score of 71.3, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad 4's 70.8 score. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s construction is just a bit lighter and incredibly thinner than the Apple iPad 4. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Apple iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS.
The Apple iPad 4 counts with a brighter display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a bit greater pixel density. The Apple iPad 4 has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has 7 GB less RAM memory and 6 lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with as much storage capacity to install games and applications as iPad 4, both have the same internal storage. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a battery lifetime that is very similar to the battery life in iPad 4. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s camera is very similar to the iPad 4 one, although the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments and a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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