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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 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
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) is much better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a 73.2 score against 60.6. Both of these tablets include the same iPadOS 15.x OS (operating system). Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a quite lower 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little greater screen pixels density. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features just a bit better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a camera with lot less MP and a way tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing images or videos in low light situations.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) and the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) count with quite similar storage capacity to install applications and games, both of them have the same internal storage. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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