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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-10-26 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) has a general score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad (2022)'s score of 74.7. Apple iPad Air (2022) is a way thinner and just a little bit lighter device than the Apple iPad (2022), even though both were released with only a few months difference. Both tablets we compare here come with iPadOS OS, but Apple iPad Air (2022) has the previous 15.x version while Apple iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x version.
The Apple iPad (2022) has a bit faster CPU than iPad Air (2022), because although it has 2 less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad Air (2022) features a display that is very similar to Apple iPad (2022)'s display, both of them have exactly the same 1640 x 2360 resolution, a display with the same size, a greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display and the same brightness.
The iPad (2022) counts with a much better camera than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have the same camera aperture and the same resolution back camera. The Apple iPad Air (2022)'s storage for apps and games is very similar to Apple iPad (2022)'s one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a battery performance that is just as good as Apple iPad (2022)'s battery performance.
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