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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 375.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 has an overall score of 66.9, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 overall score. The Apple iPad 4 is a notably thicker and way heavier device than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Apple iPad 4 counts with a lot better processing power than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has 4 less cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. IPad 4 counts with a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a little lower pixels density and a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a larger screen.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes much clearer photos and videos than iPad 4, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality and a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better memory for applications and games than iPad 4, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad 4's battery performance is just as good as the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) one.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Apple iPad 4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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