Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is much better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), having a 91.1 score against 72.3. Despite being the best in our current comparison, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) construction is notably heavier and a bit thicker than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Both tablets we are comparing here use iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has older 14.x version and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a brighter screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has a way brighter screen, a just a little more pixels per screen inch, a better 2048 x 2732 resolution and a bigger display. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)'s storage capacity for applications and games is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a way better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Both have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a way better battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better camera than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). They have the same diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels resolution.
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