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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-09-18 | -- |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 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
IPad (2020) has a score of 66.6, which is much better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 overall score. The iPad (2020) features a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad (2020) has a much sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit worse 1620 x 2160 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels in each display inch.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad (2020), because it has more internal memory. The iPad (2020) has a bit better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution and a much tinier aperture.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a battery duration that's just as good as the battery life in iPad (2020).
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