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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| 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
Apple iPad 9.7-inch is slightly better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a 65.4 score against 62.5. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. IPad 9.7-inch has an extremely better processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a way better looking screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with just a bit better camera than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and videos in low-light situations and a camera with way less mega-pixels.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch. The iPad 9.7-inch has a much better battery performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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