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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a score of 77, which is just a bit better than the iPad (2022)'s 74.7 global score. IPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s body is a little bit thinner than iPad (2022), but it is just a bit heavier and was released 5 years before. IPad (2022) has a superior CPU than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 2 more cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPad (2022) features a little bit better display than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have the same number of pixels per inch in the display, the Apple iPad (2022) also has a quite better resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a quite bigger display. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad (2022), because it has more internal memory capacity.
The iPad (2022) features a way better camera than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a way better 3840x2160 video definition, a way more MP back-facing camera and a way larger aperture. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad (2022).
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