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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 264 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 A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a little bit better than the iPad Air (2020), having a global score of 72.3 against 71.7. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s construction has the same thickness than iPad Air (2020), but it is a little bit heavier. These tablets use iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has newer 15.x version and iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x version.
The iPad Air (2020) features a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same screen brightness and exactly the same 1640 x 2360 resolution, the iPad Air (2020) also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). They have the same camera aperture and a 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a much better storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and the iPad Air (2020) both feature similar batteries duration.
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