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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-03-25 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 740.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 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 |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is better than the Apple iPad 4, having an 84.6 score against 70.8. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Apple iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s construction is thinner and just a little lighter than the Apple iPad 4. Apple iPad 4 counts with a little more vivid screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), although it has a way smaller display, a just a bit less pixels per display inch and a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as iPad 4's one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a quite better performance than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with 5 GB more RAM memory and 6 more cpu cores.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) captures greater photographs and videos than iPad 4, because it has a much bigger aperture, a back facing camera with a much better 12 MP resolution and a lot better video resolution. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad 4.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is more expensive than iPad 4, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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