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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-09 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 is way better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), with a 75.6 score against 60.6. The Apple iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Apple iPad mini 4 has a way better screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a really smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
The iPad mini 4 counts with a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores. IPad mini 4 features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad mini 4 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a way tinier aperture which is not good for taking pictures or videos in low-light situations and a back camera with a lot worse 8 MP resolution. The iPad mini 4 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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