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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 9.x |
| -- | 2015-09-09 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| -- | 10.72 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has a global score of 75.6, which is a little bit better than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s 74.8 general score. IPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x OS, and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. The iPad mini 4 design has the same thickness than the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but it is heavier.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 6 GB less RAM memory and 7 lesser cpu cores. The iPad mini 4 features an incredibly better display than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a way smaller display and a way worse 2048 x 1536px resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel amount in each inch of screen.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a slightly better camera than iPad mini 4, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad mini 4 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
IPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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