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Apple iPad 4
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.6 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 680.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 4, getting a 74.2 score against 70.6. The iPad Air 2 construction is extremely thinner and lighter than Apple iPad 4. These tablets use iOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Air 2 has a newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version.
The iPad Air 2 features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 4. Both of them have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536px, a display with the same size and a higher number of pixels per display inch. Apple iPad 4 has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPad Air 2 has just a little better hardware performance than iPad 4, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a higher amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better battery life than iPad 4.
The Apple iPad Air 2 captures slightly better photos and videos than iPad 4, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same size diafragm aperture, the Apple iPad Air 2 also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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