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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 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 | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), getting a 77.9 score against 73.2. The iPad Air is a just a little bit lighter tablet than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but they have the same thickness. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a bit faster processor than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also counts with 4 more cpu cores. IPad Air features just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it has a little bit worse pixels amount in each inch in the screen, a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little bit smaller display.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera. Apple iPad Air has a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air counts with just a little better battery duration than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity.
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