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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| -- | 2022-10-26 |
| -- | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad (2022) is much better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a 74.7 score against 60.6. These tablets work with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but iPad (2022) has the newer 16.x version and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version, so it counts with a lot of extra features and better performance.
The iPad (2022) features a much greater performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Apple iPad (2022) counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1640 x 2360px resolution, the Apple iPad (2022) also counts with a bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen.
The iPad (2022) features as much storage to store more games and applications as the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), both of them have the same 64 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Apple iPad (2022) count with really similar batteries. The Apple iPad (2022) has a way better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). Both have the same aperture and a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution.
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