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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a 72.3 score against 62.2. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) body is just a little bit lighter and notably thinner than iPad 10.2 (2020). Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS, but Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has older 15.x version and iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a little faster processing unit than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more megahertz cpu cores. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) both feature quite similar displays, because although the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a quite lower 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a battery performance that is just as good as Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery life. IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with just a bit better camera than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a way less megapixels camera in the back and a lot tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos.
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