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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 9.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), having a overall score of 75.6 against 71.7. The iPad mini 4 body has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air (2020), but it's incredibly lighter. IPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, and Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The iPad mini 4 counts with a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px, it also counts with a just a bit better count of pixels in each display inch. IPad mini 4 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much faster CPU than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a greater number of cores and a 64-bits processor. Apple iPad Air (2020) captures much better photos and videos than iPad mini 4, because it has a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution camera, a way larger camera aperture for better low-light images and a way better video resolution.
The iPad mini 4 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Apple iPad mini 4 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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