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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | -- |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 77 score against 62.5. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a way better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, both have equal 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better performing processing unit than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 4 more processing cores. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a bit better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels and a lot smaller camera aperture.
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