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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2012-09-12 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPod Touch 5th Generation is a bit better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), with a score of 62.7 against 62.2. IPod Touch 5th Generation is an extremely older tablet than iPad 10.2 (2020), but it is way thinner and a lot lighter anyway. IPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x operating system, and iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a lot worse 1136 x 640px resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better amount of pixels per inch of screen. IPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a really superior processing power than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has less RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a slightly better camera than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same aperture and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels. The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 64 GB internal storage.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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