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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-09-09 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s score of 74.8. Apple iPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x OS, and Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. Apple iPad mini 4 is a heavier portable tablet than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but they are equally thin.
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a much powerful processor than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster). The iPad mini 4 has a way better screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lot smaller display and a lot lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features just a bit better camera than iPad mini 4, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad mini 4 has a much better battery lifetime than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest.
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