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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch is a bit better than iPad 10.2 (2020), with a overall score of 65.4 against 62.2. IPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system, and iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad 9.7-inch body has the same thickness than iPad 10.2 (2020), but it's just a little bit lighter.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a very superior hardware performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a bit bigger screen, a little higher resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a little better pixels count in each inch of screen.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has just a bit better camera than iPad 9.7-inch. Both have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same aperture. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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