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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 5.85 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| 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
IPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is much better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s score of 65. The iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, and iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Although the iPad mini 4 is much older and a bit heavier than the iPad mini (6th Gen), it's body is still a little thinner.
The iPad mini 4 features a much powerful processor than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores. IPad mini 4 counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a little bit lower pixel density, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) captures better pictures and videos than iPad mini 4, because it has a camera with a way better 12 megapixels resolution, a lot higher video quality and a lot larger aperture. Apple iPad mini 4 has a superior memory to install games and applications than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad mini 4 features a bit superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 5124mAh battery capacity.
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