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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | 10-core GPU 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 | 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 | 10 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has an overall score of 77, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s global score of 72.3. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) body is somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores (but faster).
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better 1640 x 2360 resolution. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad 9.7-inch (2018) count with quite similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) shoots slightly better photos and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a back-facing camera with way less mega pixels and a way smaller aperture. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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