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Apple iPad Mini 4 (2015)
Apple iPad Mini 4 (2015)
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
4.3
4.3
Pros
- Compact and portable design with a 7.9-inch Retina display
- Slim and lightweight build, making it easy to hold and carry
- Runs iOS 9 (upgradeable to iOS 12)
- Powerful A8 chip with M8 motion coprocessor
- Improved 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.2-megapixel front camera
- Support for Siri and Touch ID
- Available in multiple storage options (16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB)
- Compatible with the first-generation Apple Pencil Bluetooth keyboards
- Up to 10 hours of battery life for all-day use
Cons
- No Face ID for secure authentication
- No water resistance or dust protection rating
- No support for split-screen multitasking
- No support for the newer Apple Pencil or Smart Keyboard
- No support for 3D Touch or True Tone display technology
- Expensive compared to other small tablets
Apple iPad Mini 4 Review and Features
The iPad Mini 4 (stylised and marketed as iPad mini 4) is the fourth-generation iPad Mini tablet computer designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced along with the iPad Pro on September 9, 2015, and released the same day.
The iPad Mini 4, which replaced the iPad Mini 3, was discontinued on March 18, 2019, when it was replaced by the fifth-generation iPad Mini. It features most of the hardware of the iPad Air 2, including its laminated display and design.
The Apple iPad Mini 4 is a tablet computer designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was first released in September 2015 as a successor to the iPad Mini 3. The iPad Mini 4 features a number of upgrades over its predecessor, including improved performance, a higher-resolution display, and a thinner and lighter design. Here are the specs for the Apple iPad Mini 4 (2015):
Design and Display
- Dimensions: 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (8.0 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
- Weight: 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 g (3G/LTE) (10.55 oz)
- Display: 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
- Protection: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Hardware and Performance
- Chipset: Apple A8
- CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon
- GPU: PowerVR GX6450
- RAM: 2 GB DDR3
- Storage: 16/32/64/128 GB, non-expandable
- Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi-Fi + Cellular model only)
- USB: Lightning, USB 2.0
- Headphone jack: Yes
Camera
- Rear Camera: 8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
- Rear Video: 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
- Front Camera: 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
- Front Video: 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Battery
- Type: Li-Ion 5124 mAh, non-removable
- Standby Time: Up to 10 hours
- Talk Time: Up to 9 hours
The iPad Mini 4 comes in three color options: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold. It runs on iOS 9, which is upgradable to iPadOS 14.5.1. The tablet is no longer in production and has been discontinued by Apple.
Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Tablet Computer |
| Models |
A1538, A1550, iPad5,1, iPad5,2 Also known as Apple iPad mini with Retina display |
| Announced | 09 October, 2015 |
| Released | 09 October, 2015 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Predecessor | iPad Mini 3 |
| Successor | iPad Mini (5th generation) |
| Generation | 4th |
Design
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Width |
203.2 mm (millimeters) 20.32 cm (centimeters) 0.667 ft (feet) 8 in (inches) |
| Height |
134.8 mm (millimeters) 13.48 cm (centimeters) 0.442 ft (feet) 5.307 in (inches) |
| Thickness |
6.1 mm (millimeters) 0.61 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (feet) 0.24 in (inches) |
| Volume |
167.09 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 10.15 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Weight |
298 g (grams) 0.66 lbs (pounds) 10.54 oz (ounces) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 g (3G/LTE) (10.55 oz) |
| Protection | Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame |
| Colors |
Space Gray Silver Gold |
Network
| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Nano SIM |
| Number of SIM cards | 1 |
| GSM |
GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| CDMA |
CDMA 800 MHz CDMA 1900 MHz |
| CDMA2000 |
1xEV-DO Rev. A 1xEV-DO Rev. B |
| UMTS (3G) |
UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1700/2100 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz |
| LTE (4G) |
LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 LTE 800 MHz LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 1900 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz |
Display
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | IPS LCD |
| Size | 7.9 inch |
| Resolution | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 24 bit, 16777216 colors |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 ratio |
| Display area | (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 324 PPI density |
| Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. |
Scratch-resistant glass Oleophobic coating |
| Features |
Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistant Retina display Full Lamination Technology Antireflective coating Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating LED-backlit |
Media
| Audio File Formats |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) Apple Lossless AAX+ AAX |
| Video File Formats |
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) H.263 H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 |
| FM Radio | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | Yes |
| Audio Features |
Loudspeaker Stereo speakers |
Rear/Main Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Sensor type | CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
| Main cameras |
8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF |
| Sensor size |
3.6 x 2.7 mm (millimeters) 0.18 in (inches) |
| Pixel size |
1.103 µm (micrometers) 0.001103 mm (millimeters) |
| Crop factor | 9.61 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 |
| Image Resolution |
3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection Exposure compensation Self-timer |
Front/Selfie Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Main cameras |
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) |
| Sensor type | CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Video Resolution |
1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
Face unlock 1.2 MP Continius shooting |
Software
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iOS 9, upgradable to iPadOS 15.5 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Apple iPad OS |
Hardware
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple A8 APL1011, M8 motion coprocessor |
| SoC Process Technology | 20 nm (nanometers) |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon |
| CPU bits | 64 bit |
| CPU cores | 2 |
| CPU frequency | 1500 MHz (megahertz) |
| Level 1 cache memory (L1) |
64 KB + 64 KB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache memory (L2) |
1024 KB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes) |
| Level 3 cache memory (L3) |
4096 KB (kilobytes) 4 MB (megabytes) |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics) |
| GPU cores | 4 |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 2 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR3 SDRAM |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 16/32/64/128 GB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Light Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope Barometer Fingerprint |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Version | 4.0 |
| Bluetooth Features Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. |
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) LE (Low Energy) |
| Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | No |
| Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. |
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac) Dual band Wi-Fi Hotspot MiMO |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. |
GPS A-GPS GLONASS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch. | |
| HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
Battery or Power
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 5124 mAh, (19.1 Wh) |
| Placement | Non-removable |
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