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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2021-09-24 |
| -- | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a global score of 73.2, which is much better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s general score of 62.5. Both of these devices include iPadOS operating system, but the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an older 15.x version and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much better performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bits processing unit.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a lot better looking display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display, they both have the same brightness. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photos and video and a back camera with lot less mega pixels resolution. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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