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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 has a score of 75.6, which is way better than iPad 10.2 (2020)'s overall score of 62.2. Despite of the fact that iPad mini 4 is noticeably older than the iPad 10.2 (2020), it's construction is extremely thinner and much lighter. IPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS, while iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The iPad mini 4 counts with an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has 5 lesser processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. The iPad mini 4 counts with a better looking screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better screen density.
IPad mini 4 has a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). They have a F2.4 aperture, the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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