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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.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 |
| -- | $ 459.00 |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.72 |
| 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) has a global score of 72.3, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad (2020)'s 66.6 score. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s body is a bit lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad (2020). The iPad (2020) features a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little bit worse 1620 x 2160px resolution and a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same screen brightness, the iPad (2020) also counts with a just a little better screen density.
The Apple iPad (2020) features a really superior performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 4 less cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a slightly better camera than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a way smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and a much lower 8 MP resolution camera.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPad (2020), because it has more internal storage. The iPad (2020)'s battery duration is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one.
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