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Apple iPad 4
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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 740.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a general score of 74.2, which is slightly better than Apple iPad 4's general score of 70.8. These tablets come with iOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version, offering lots of additional features and better performance. The Apple iPad Air 2 design is incredibly thinner and extremely lighter than Apple iPad 4.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a bit better performance than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a little more vivid display than iPad 4. Both of them have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536px, a same size screen and a better count of pixels per display inch.
The iPad 4 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better battery duration than Apple iPad 4. IPad Air 2 takes clearer pictures and videos than iPad 4, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same diafragm aperture, the iPad Air 2 also has a back camera with way more mega pixels.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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