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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| -- | 2020-09-18 |
| -- | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 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 | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 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 iPad (2020) is much better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a general score of 66.6 against 60.6. The iPad (2020) has a much better performing processing unit than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. IPad (2020) takes clearer videos and photos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a much lower resolution back-facing camera and a lot tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad (2020)'s battery duration is just as good as Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery lifetime.
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