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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Verizon |
| iOS 9.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-11-10 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 is a lot better than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, with a general score of 75.6 against 57.6. The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS, while Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. Even though Apple iPad mini 4 is older than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, it's body is somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner.
Apple iPad mini 4 features a brighter display than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better 2048 x 1536 resolution. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a bit faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a camera that is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad mini 4, and although the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a larger camera aperture, they both have the same video frame rates, a 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 video definition. IPad mini 4 has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a battery life that is very similar to the Apple iPad mini 4 one, although the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 5124mAh.
IPad mini 4 is more expensive than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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