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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-10-26 | -- |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.83 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.17 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2022) has a score of 74.7, which is a lot better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 score. These devices work with iPadOS OS, but the iPad (2022) has a newer 16.x version while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version, so it gives you some extra features. IPad (2022) counts with a much better performing CPU than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has 2 less cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPad (2022) counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1640 x 2360px resolution, the iPad (2022) also counts with a just a little higher pixels count per inch of display. The Apple iPad (2022) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). Both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and a same size aperture.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Apple iPad (2022)'s one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery performance is very similar to the battery life in iPad (2022).
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