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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 72.6 |
| 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 | $ 211.00 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 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
The iPad Air has a global score of 72.6, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad (2020)'s 66.6 score. The iPad Air is a just a bit lighter tablet than Apple iPad (2020), but both of them are equally thin. Apple iPad Air features a bit sharper display than iPad (2020), although it has a little bit lower pixel density, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Apple iPad (2020) counts with just a little better performance than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the Apple iPad (2020) also counts with 2 more processing cores. The iPad (2020) features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad Air, because it has more internal storage.
The iPad (2020) has a little bit better camera than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a same size diafragm aperture, the iPad (2020) also has a back facing camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution. The iPad Air counts with a superior battery performance than iPad (2020).
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it an obvious call.
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