Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2012-09-12 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 220.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch is slightly better than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, having a 65.4 score against 62.7. Both tablets in this comparison work with iOS OS (operating system), but iPad 9.7-inch has older 13.x version while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x version. Although the iPad 9.7-inch is way newer than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, it is a lot heavier and noticeably thicker.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation features a better screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a way smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel amount in each display inch. Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 2 processing cores, the iPad 9.7-inch also counts with more RAM. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 757% bigger battery capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a slightly better camera than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also has a lot more megapixels back camera.
IPad 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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