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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is just a bit better than iPad Air (2020), with a 75.6 score against 71.7. IPad mini 4's design has the same thickness than iPad Air (2020), but it is way lighter. The iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, while iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Apple iPad mini 4 has a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel density.
IPad Air (2020) features a much better performing processor than iPad mini 4, because it has a 64 bits processor and a higher number of cores. The Apple iPad mini 4 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air (2020) captures better photographs and videos than iPad mini 4, because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way bigger diafragm aperture.
IPad mini 4 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
The Apple iPad mini 4 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet an obvious call.
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