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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 4 has an overall score of 70.8, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 general score. IPad 4 is a noticeably heavier and way thicker tablet than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
IPad 4 has a little sharper screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a quite worse pixels density and a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a larger display. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features as much storage for applications and games as iPad 4, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad 4 features a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a GPU. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a better camera than iPad 4, because it has a lot better 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and a much higher video quality.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery life is very similar to the battery duration in iPad 4.
Apple iPad 4 costs a lot more money than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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