For readers who are considering buying the Apple iPad Air or the iPad 4, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

Both the devices come with a 9.7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The screen has a pixel density of 264 ppi pixel density and is made from a scratch resistant glass with oleophobic coating.

The iPad Air comes with 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm dimensions and weighs 469 grams. The iPad 4 comes with 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm dimensions and is comparatively heavier, weighing 652 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The iPad Air is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPad 4 is equipped with a 1.4 GHz dual core processor and Apple A6X chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPad Air runs the iOS 7 operating system whereas the iPad 4 runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7 version. Both the devices have 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

Both the devices sport a 5 MP primary camera with features like autofocus, geo tagging, touch focus and face detection. The secondary camera on both the devices is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The iPad Air comes with a non-removable Li-Po 8,820 battery whereas the iPAd 4 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 11,560 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The iPad Air 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $589.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $709.95, the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $819.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $929.95.

The iPad 4 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $579.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $689.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $829.95 in Australia.

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