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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch has a score of 65.4, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 score. The iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a way better screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
IPad 9.7-inch has a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more cpu cores. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has much more memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. The iPad 9.7-inch takes just a bit better photos and videos than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way smaller aperture which is not good for low-light images and videos and a much less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
IPad 9.7-inch features a very superior battery performance than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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