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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-03-25 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 999.00 |
| 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 A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than Apple iPad mini 4, having a score of 84.6 against 75.6. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a way newer and a little bit thinner tablet than Apple iPad mini 4, but it is much heavier. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) works with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system.
IPad mini 4 counts with a bit sharper screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has a lot smaller display and a way worse 2048 x 1536px resolution, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. IPad mini 4 and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) have really similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have equal internal storage.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a quite superior hardware performance than iPad mini 4, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster). Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot bigger diafragm aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPad mini 4, because it has a 90% greater battery size.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Apple iPad mini 4, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Apple iPad mini 4. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Apple iPad mini 4, resigning some specifications.
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