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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 459.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is just a bit better than the iPad (2020), having a 72.8 score against 66.6. Apple iPad Air's body has the same thickness than the iPad (2020), but it's just a little bit lighter. Apple iPad Air has a bit better display than iPad (2020), although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a little smaller display and a quite lower pixel number in each inch in the display.
The Apple iPad (2020) features a bit superior CPU than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the Apple iPad (2020) also counts with a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPad (2020) captures a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a F2.4 camera aperture, the Apple iPad (2020) also has a camera with way more mega-pixels.
The iPad (2020) features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPad Air, because it has 32 GB internal storage. IPad Air counts with a superior battery performance than iPad (2020).
The Apple iPad Air not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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