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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 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 (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, getting a overall score of 72.3 against 65.4. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Apple iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x OS. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) body is a little lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
IPad 9.7-inch counts with a really superior processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster). IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a slightly better screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit lower pixels count in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a quite better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution.
The iPad 9.7-inch shoots clearer photos and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a camera with a lot worse 8 megapixels resolution and a much smaller camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs and videos in low light situations. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
IPad 9.7-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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