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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Chrome OS |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-11-22 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 25.79 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | $ 1599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2000 x 3000 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 293 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate has a score of 79.3, which is better than the iPad 4's 70.8 global score. The Google Pixel Slate is a a bit heavier but notably thinner portable tablet than iPad 4. Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS operating system, while iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Google Pixel Slate and iPad 4 have extremely similar processors, because although the Google Pixel Slate has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with 15 GB more RAM. IPad 4 features a slightly better display than Google Pixel Slate, although it has a way smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a quite lower pixels density.
Google Pixel Slate has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than iPad 4, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. Google Pixel Slate counts with a battery lifetime that's just as good as the iPad 4 one. Google Pixel Slate takes just a bit better photos and videos than iPad 4, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Google Pixel Slate also has a way bigger camera aperture for better captures in low light situations and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Although Google Pixel Slate is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the iPad 4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPad 4. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy the iPad 4, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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