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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2021-09-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 4 is a bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), having a score of 70.8 against 65. Even being the best in this review, iPad 4's construction is heavier and much thicker than iPad mini (6th Gen). The iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad 4 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a larger screen.
The iPad 4 features a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. Apple iPad 4 has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPad 4, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 12 megapixels resolution, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way larger camera aperture. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a really longer battery life than iPad 4.
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