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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a general score of 77.9, which is a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s overall score of 72.3. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. Although it's the best in this comparison review, the iPad Air is a incredibly thicker and just a bit heavier portable tablet than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
IPad Air counts with a much greater performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 6 lesser cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit. The iPad Air has a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
The iPad Air features as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air's camera is very similar to iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s camera, although the Apple iPad Air has a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution and a much tinier diafragm aperture.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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