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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | -- |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 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
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a global score of 73.2, which is better than iPad 9.7-inch's global score of 65.4. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) design has the same thickness than the iPad 9.7-inch, but it's just a little heavier. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x OS.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a greater processing power than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a 64 bits CPU and 4 more cpu cores. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a slightly better display than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a little higher resolution of 1620 x 2160px, a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a little larger display.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. IPad 9.7-inch features a little longer battery lifetime than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a 4% more battery size. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures a little bit better photos and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. They have the same diafragm aperture, a same resolution camera, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video quality.
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