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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) has an overall score of 71.7, which is slightly better than iPad 4's 70.8 overall score. Apple iPad Air (2020) is a a lot lighter and notably thinner tablet than the iPad 4. Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, and iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS. IPad Air (2020) counts with a much better performing CPU than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
Apple iPad 4 has just a bit better screen than iPad Air (2020), although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, they both have the same amount of pixels in each inch of screen. IPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Apple iPad 4, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and a much bigger aperture.
The Apple iPad 4 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad Air (2020) and iPad 4 feature quite similar batteries duration.
Apple iPad Air (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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