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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 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 |
| 8.25 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), having a general score of 77 against 73.2. IPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s design is a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), even though it was released many years before. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better looking screen than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a bit bigger screen, a bit higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a just a little better pixel amount per inch of screen.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit superior CPU than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a 64 bits CPU and a larger number of faster cores. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes just a bit better videos and photos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018). They have a camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a same size camera aperture.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a 4% bigger battery size.
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