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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2019-05-28 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is better than Apple iPod Touch (2019), with a global score of 75.6 against 66.9. The iPad mini 4 design has the same thickness than Apple iPod Touch (2019), but it's noticeably heavier. Both of these devices include iOS OS (operating system), but the iPad mini 4 has a newer 9.x version and Apple iPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x version, so it gives you some nice extra features and performance enhancements.
IPod Touch (2019) has a bit faster CPU than iPad mini 4, because it has a greater number of faster cores. The iPad mini 4 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPod Touch (2019), because although it has a little lower display pixel density, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a really larger display.
The iPod Touch (2019) has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 4 counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPod Touch (2019). The Apple iPad mini 4 has a bit better camera than iPod Touch (2019). They have the same video frame rates, the same camera aperture, a same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest.
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