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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2015-07-15 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9.18 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is better than the iPod touch 6th generation, with a overall score of 77 against 65.6. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) body is newer, but thicker and way heavier than the iPod touch 6th generation. The iPod touch 6th generation has a slightly better screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a way worse 640 x 1136 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
IPod touch 6th generation has as much memory for applications and games as the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) one, both have equal internal storage capacity. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a better processor than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 1043mAh. IPod touch 6th generation has a camera that is very similar to the camera in iPad 9.7-inch (2018), both have a 8 megapixels back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same video frame rates and the same camera aperture.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) costs a lot more money than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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