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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-06-09 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has a global score of 89.8, which is much better than iPad mini 4's score of 75.6. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch is a newer device than iPad mini 4, although it is way heavier and thicker. IPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a better performing CPU than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a little more vivid screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch, because although it has a lot lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has much more storage to install applications and games than iPad mini 4, because it has 384 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a better camera than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low light captures and video, a way more megapixels camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a very superior battery life than iPad mini 4, because it has a 10891mAh battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch costs a lot more than the iPad mini 4, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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