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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 11-inch (M2, 2024) is just a bit better than the iPad (2020), with a general score of 72.3 against 66.6. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a way thinner and a little bit lighter tablet device than the iPad (2020). The iPad (2020) features a very superior processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a bit sharper screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad (2020) also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPad (2020) shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution and a lot tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photos and videos. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPad (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a battery duration that is very similar to the iPad (2020) one.
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