Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 65.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant)
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 16.3 Wh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh)
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h