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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2022-10-26 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has a global score of 75.6, which is slightly better than iPad (2022)'s overall score of 74.7. IPad mini 4 is an noticeably older tablet than iPad (2022), but Apple made it much thinner and extremely lighter anyway. IPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS, while iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x OS.
Apple iPad (2022) features a way better performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 5 more cores and a 64-bit processing unit. The iPad mini 4 features a slightly better screen than Apple iPad (2022), because although it has a bit worse 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen density.
The iPad (2022) counts with a superior camera than iPad mini 4, because it has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and videos, a much more megapixels camera in the back and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. IPad mini 4 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad (2022), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 4 features a much longer battery life than iPad (2022).
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