Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 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 | 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 | 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 5.0 |
| 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 Air (2022) has a general score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s score of 77. IPad Air (2022) is a much newer tablet, and it is also just a little lighter and thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch (2018). IPad Air (2022) features just a bit better looking display than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have the same pixels density, the iPad Air (2022) also has a slightly better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution and a little bigger display.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited situations and a back camera with a much lower 8 megapixels resolution. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022).
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.