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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 13-inch (M2, 2024) is just a bit better than Apple iPad (2020), with a 71.3 score against 66.6. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s design is a lot thinner but somewhat heavier than the Apple iPad (2020). Apple iPad (2020) features a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPad (2020) features a more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way worse 1620 x 2160 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. IPad (2020) takes a bit better photographs and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels resolution and a way smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad (2020) and the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) feature incredibly similar batteries performance.
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