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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s 72.3 global score. Although it's the best in our current comparison, iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s body is way thicker and a little bit heavier than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). These tablets have the same iPadOS 15.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little worse 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little smaller display, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also counts with a just a little greater pixel amount per inch of screen.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal memory. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 2 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and video and a back-facing camera with way less megapixels.
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