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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GBApple iPad 4
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a little bit better than iPad 4, with a 67.9 score against 66.7. The iPad mini construction is lighter and notably thinner than iPad 4. Both tablets in this review use iOS operating system, but the iPad mini has a newer 8.x version while iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version, giving you some additional features.
The iPad 4 features a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad mini, and although they both have 2 processing cores and a 400 megahertz graphics processor, the iPad 4 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. IPad 4 has a more vivid screen than iPad mini, because it has a much better screen pixels density, a larger display and a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
Apple iPad mini has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than iPad 4, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad 4's camera is just as good as iPad mini's camera, both of them have a same resolution camera, the same (Full HD) video definition, a same size aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
IPad mini features a superior battery performance than iPad 4.
The Apple iPad mini is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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