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Apple iPad 4
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2015-09-09 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 529.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 is just a bit better than the iPad 4, getting a general score of 74.6 against 70.8. The iPad mini 4 is a notably thinner and incredibly lighter device than iPad 4. The Apple iPad 4 has a slightly better display than Apple iPad mini 4, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad 4 also counts with a bigger display.
The iPad 4 and iPad mini 4 both count with very similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPad 4 has just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the iPad 4 also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The iPad mini 4 features a superior battery performance than iPad 4. IPad mini 4 takes slightly better photographs and videos than iPad 4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a F2.4 camera aperture, the iPad mini 4 also has a camera with way more mega pixels.
IPad mini 4 costs a bit more money than the iPad 4, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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