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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-04 | 2018-03-27 |
| -- | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.7 |
| 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 (2018) has a score of 77, which is a lot better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 general score. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s storage capacity to install games and applications is just as good as the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better performing processor than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a way better battery duration than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a back camera with a way worse 8 mega pixels resolution and a way smaller aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video.
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