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iPad Mini 4
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299 g / 304 g
10 hours
Amazon Fire 7 Tablet
$49.99
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8 hours
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$90.80
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iPad Mini 4
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Battery lasts up to 10 hours
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This iPad's battery lasts quite long, especially when compared to previous iPad mini versions. It can sustain up to 10 hours of internet browsing, video watching videos or music listening, due to its 19.1 watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.
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Feels like you're actually touching what's in the display
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This iPad mini's fully laminated display has impressive quality, giving the impression that you can actually touch icons and content. It's a Retina display, with a resolutions of 2048 x 1536 at 326 ppi.
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Camera
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The iPad Mini 4 has a much better rear camera than the previous iPads. With an improved sensor, advanced optics, and a cutting‑edge image signal processor, the 8-megapixel camera in iPad mini 4 captures incredibly detailed photos and cinematic 1080p HD videos.
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Sleek design
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The iPad Mini 4 only weighs 299 grams, which makes it easy to hide it in a bag or a pocket of your jacket. It's very small and portable with particularly attractive, high quality industrial design.
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Brilliant screen
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The iPad has a 7.9-inch display with the resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. That equates to 326 pixels per inch, which is higher than the iPad Air 2's. It also has a new anti-reflective coating to help with use outside in the sun.
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Listening to music without headphones leaves much to be desired
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This iPad's speakers are not the best to listen to music. They could use some more potency to properly deliver powerful sound.
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Storage
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Due to a lack of SD card slot, the iPad's storage capacity cannot be upgraded.
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Hard to replace the battery
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The battery of this iPad cannot be replaced easily.
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Pricey
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Relatively expensive compared to other high-end tablets. Given that it's a 7.9'' inch tablet and that, due to its size, its not appropriate for certain kinds of tasks.
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Amazon Fire 7 Tablet
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It's a great tablet for basic everyday tasks
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This tablet has you covered in terms of basic functionality. You can browse the web, read books and articles, and listen to music and audiobooks. It also comes equipped with Amazon's virtual assistant - Alexa. You can ask her to set an alarm, check the weather, jot down a shopping list, and so...
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Portable
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This tablet is only 7 inches in diagonal, it won't take much space in the bag and you might even fit it in the pocket of your jacket.
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The display works very well for reading
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The Fire 7 has a decent 1024 x 600 display with good contrast that makes the text of a book look clear and sharp.
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It offers amazing value for the money
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The Fire 7 is only around $50, but in terms of build quality and performance, it is easily comparable with $200+ tablets. The chassis is durable, and it will easily survive a fall to the ground. Apps load fairly quickly; streaming videos and playing games, for the most part, works very well, althou...
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Battery life is decent
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One charge lasts for about 8 hours of normal use, which is on par with more expensive 200 and 300 dollar tablets.
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It's very basic
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For an entry-level tablet, the Fire 7 offers a lot of bang for the buck, but there's nothing spectacular or special about it.
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The overall performance is sub-par
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The Fire 7 deals pretty well with some basic tasks, but it's not the best choice for every-day use. With a quadcore 1.3 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, it's not going to work for watching films or gaming.
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Lenovo Tab 7 Essential
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Nexus 7 from Google by ASUS
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