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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-07-15 |
| 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 A8 APL1011 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 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 | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 is much better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, getting a score of 75.6 against 65.6. Both devices in this comparison work with iOS operating system, but the iPad mini 4 has a newer 9.x version while Apple iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x version. IPad mini 4's design has the same thickness than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, but it's heavier.
The iPad mini 4 has a little bit better performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has 1 less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM memory. IPad mini 4 counts with a little bit better screen than iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a quite inferior pixel amount per display inch, it also counts with a much larger display and a much higher 2048 x 1536px resolution.
IPod touch 6th generation and Apple iPad mini 4 have really similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have equal internal storage. IPad mini 4 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than iPod touch 6th generation. Both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same resolution back camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size camera aperture.
IPad mini 4 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 391 percent larger battery size.
The Apple iPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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