Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), having a overall score of 71.7 against 62.2. The Apple iPad Air (2020) is a a little bit lighter and incredibly thinner tablet device than iPad 10.2 (2020), although both of them were released only a couple months apart. Both tablets in this comparison come with iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air (2020) has 14.x version while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 6 processing cores, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also has a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad Air (2020) has a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per display inch, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also counts with a slightly higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution and a little larger display.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2020) features a battery duration that's just as good as Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s battery lifetime. Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a way larger camera aperture, a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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