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Apple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 72 |
| 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 | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 740.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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 | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| 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 mini 2 has a score of 72, which is slightly better than iPad 4's general score of 70.8. IPad mini 2's construction is much lighter and thinner than iPad 4. Both tablets we compare here have iOS OS (Operating System), but iPad mini 2 has the newer 8.x version and iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version.
The iPad mini 2 has just a little better hardware performance than iPad 4, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores, the iPad mini 2 also has a better 600 megahertz graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit. IPad mini 2 has a bit more vivid screen than iPad 4, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a bit better count of pixels in each inch in the display.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a camera that is just as good as iPad 4's camera, they have a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a same resolution camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate. Apple iPad 4 has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 2 features a superior battery life than iPad 4.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, iPad mini 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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