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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 71.3 |
| 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 | 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
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), getting a 73.2 score against 71.3. IPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s design is thicker but lighter than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). These devices include the same iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1620 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much better performing processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 2 less cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot smaller aperture and a camera with a lot worse resolution.
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