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Apple iPad Air
128 GBApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is much better than iPad 4, with a 77.9 score against 70.8. The iPad Air is a somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter tablet than the iPad 4. Both of these tablets use iOS operating system, but the iPad Air has a newer 8.x version and iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version. IPad Air features a little more vivid screen than iPad 4. They have the same display density, a same size display and exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
IPad 4's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to the iPad Air one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory. IPad Air has just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad 4, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and a 1 GB RAM memory, the iPad Air also has a better GPU working at 600 MHz and a 64-bits processor.
IPad Air features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad 4. The iPad 4 and Apple iPad Air both feature extremely similar cameras, they have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video frame rates.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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