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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 529.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is a little bit better than iPad mini 4, getting a global score of 80 against 74.6. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch construction has the same thickness than iPad mini 4, but it's a lot heavier. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a bit better processing unit than iPad mini 4. Both of them have a Dual-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a just a little greater pixels number per inch of display. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much better memory to store more games and applications than iPad mini 4, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much better battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has 7306mAh of battery capacity against 5124mAh. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch captures much clearer videos and photos than iPad mini 4, because it has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels, a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a lot better video definition.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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