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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 70.8 |
| 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 | $ 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 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 iPad 4 has a global score of 70.8, which is much better than iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. The iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, iPad 4 is a a lot thicker and way heavier tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad 4 features a little bit better screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a little lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a just a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen. The iPad 4 counts with a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has lesser cpu cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes much better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 4, because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. IPad 4's storage for games and applications is just as good as the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory.
IPad 4's battery duration is very similar to the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) one.
The iPad 4 costs a lot more money than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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