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Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity No cellular connectivity
2G bands N/A N/A
GPRS No No
EDGE No No
Launch
Announced 2013, September. Released 2013, October 2012, October. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in) 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 675.9 g (1.49 lb) 652 g (1.44 lb)
SIM No No
 Built-in 2-stage kickstand
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 10.6 inches, 309.8 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~208 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
 ClearType technology
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows RT iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Apple A6X (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 Dual-core 1.4 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 3.5 MP 1.2 MP
Features Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning No No
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB 3.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Accelerometer, gyro, compass
 TV-out via HDMI port
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo viewer/editor
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
SkyDrive (200 GB cloud storage)
Skype free international calls and Wi-Fi for 1 year
Battery
Type Li-Ion, non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh, non-removable (42.5 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 10 h
Misc
Colors Dark Titanium Black, White
Models A1458, iPad3,4
Price About 330 EUR About 350 EUR

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