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Apple iPad 4
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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 77.7 |
| 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 |
| $ 740.00 | $ 280.00 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| 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
IPad Air is a little bit better than iPad 4, with a overall score of 77.7 against 70.8. The iPad Air design is lighter and somewhat thinner than iPad 4. Both of these devices use iOS OS (operating system), but the iPad Air has the newer 8.x version while iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version, providing the user lots of additional features.
The Apple iPad Air features a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad 4, and although they both have the same RAM amount and 2 processing cores, the Apple iPad Air also has a much better 600 megahertz graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad Air has a little sharper display than Apple iPad 4. They have a screen with the same size, the same count of pixels in each inch in the screen and an equal 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The iPad Air's camera is just as good as iPad 4's camera, both of them have a same resolution back facing camera, the same aperture, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality. IPad Air and Apple iPad 4 feature very similar memory for games and applications, both have equal internal memory capacity.
IPad Air has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad 4.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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