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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), having an 81.4 score against 73.2. These tablets use the same iPadOS 15.x OS (Operating System). Even when Apple iPad Air (2022) and the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) were only released 6 months apart, Apple iPad Air (2022) is way thinner and just a bit lighter.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a processor that is just as good as the processor in iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although the iPad Air (2022) has a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air (2022) features a display that's just as good as the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) one, because although the Apple iPad Air (2022) has a little less pixels per display inch, and they both have the same screen brightness, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a little higher 1640 x 2360 resolution.
Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with as much memory to store more games and applications as the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), both have exactly the same internal storage capacity. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a way better battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022). IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit better camera than iPad Air (2022), although it has a much worse resolution camera and a much tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and videos in poorly lited situations.
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