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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2019-09-25 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is much better than the iPad Air (2020), getting a global score of 79.3 against 71.7. Even being the best tablet device in this review, we must highlight that it is also older, a little bit heavier and thicker. The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a quite better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a 64-bits processor.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a bit sharper display than iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad Air (2020) also counts with a little bit larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1640 x 2360. IPad 10.2-inch features a superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch has a much better battery life than iPad Air (2020). The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a better camera than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a way larger aperture to capture better low light photography, a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot more mega pixels back camera.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad 10.2-inch is also by far the cheapest, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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