Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is just a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), getting a 73.2 score against 71.3. Despite of the fact the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is way older and way thicker than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), it's construction is still much lighter. Both tablets in this comparison have the same iPadOS 15.x OS (operating system), so both should offer very similar operating system features.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a brighter screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower 1620 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher display pixels density. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution and a way tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and video. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a very superior memory for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal memory.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a way better battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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