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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-03-31 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has an overall score of 80, which is much better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s 72.3 general score. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a a bit lighter tablet than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but they are equally thin. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster).
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count per inch of display, it also counts with a little higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a little larger screen. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch takes much clearer photographs and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have the same resolution back-facing camera.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has more internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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