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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 9.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2015-09-09 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.19 |
| 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 | 8.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has a score of 75.6, which is better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 general score. Even though iPad mini 4 is much older and a little bit heavier than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), it's construction is still just a little thinner. The iPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x OS, while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS.
The iPad mini 4 has a very superior performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less CPU cores. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a little bit better looking display than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit worse pixels density.
IPad mini 4 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad mini 4 has just a little better battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 5124mAh battery size instead of 5078mAh.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a better camera than iPad mini 4, because it has a much bigger diafragm aperture, a way better resolution camera in the back and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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