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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2019-09-25 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
IPad 10.2-inch is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air, having a score of 79.3 against 77.9. Although iPad 10.2-inch is a bit heavier than the Apple iPad Air, it's a little bit thinner and also way newer. IPad Air counts with a bit better looking display than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a just a little worse display density.
The iPad Air's processor is just as good as the iPad 10.2-inch one, because although the iPad Air has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a graphics processor. The iPad 10.2-inch features a bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the iPad 10.2-inch also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad Air features as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the iPad 10.2-inch one, they have the same internal storage. The iPad Air's battery duration is just as good as iPad 10.2-inch's battery performance, although the iPad Air has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPad 10.2-inch is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPad Air. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad 10.2-inch, otherwise you can save some money and get the iPad Air, giving up some specifications.
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