iPad 9 (A13) vs iPad (A4)

iPad 9 (A13) $329
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
A13 Bionic
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
4-Core A13
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
3GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.2" LCD IPS 2160x1620 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
A13 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.65GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,785
44%
GB6M 4,060
15%
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4-Core A13
256 Shaders
1350MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
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0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
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3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
256MB
LPDDR-400
4 Tabs
1%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
16GB
58 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.2"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2160x1620
3.5 Million Pixels
265 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
No Microphones
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7480
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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Location
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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32.9Wh
8827mAh
3.73V
Lithium-Ion
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
250.6 mm (9.9 in)
Width
174.1 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Width
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Depth
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
487 g (17.18 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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