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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2016-03-31 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 300.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a score of 80, which is much better than iPad 4's score of 70.8. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a noticeably lighter and way thinner tablet than iPad 4. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a little better processing power than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have 2 processing cores, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad 4 counts with a brighter display than iPad Pro 9.7-inch. They have the same count of pixels per inch of display, exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a display with the same size. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 4, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad 4. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch captures much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad 4, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP, a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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