Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 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 (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) is way better than the iPad 9.7-inch, having an 81.4 score against 65.4. IPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x OS, while iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x OS. IPad Air (2022)'s construction is newer, just a little lighter and a lot thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch. IPad Air (2022) features a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with a slightly better looking screen than iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same pixels density, the iPad Air (2022) also has a bit higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a bit bigger display. Apple iPad Air (2022) features a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch.
The iPad 9.7-inch features a way better battery duration than iPad Air (2022). IPad 9.7-inch captures clearer pictures and videos than iPad Air (2022), although it has a camera with a way lower 8 mega-pixels resolution and a lot smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and videos in poorly lited situations.
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