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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| -- | 2020-10-16 |
| -- | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 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 |
| -- | 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 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 Apple iPad Air (2020) is better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a 71.7 score against 60.6. These tablets include iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air (2020) has 14.x version and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much better looking display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad Air (2020) counts with as much storage to store more games and applications as the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air (2020)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) one. IPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). They have a same size aperture and a same resolution back facing camera.
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