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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has a general score of 77.9, which is a lot better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s overall score of 62.2. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air is a a little lighter tablet than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), but both of them are equally thin.
The iPad Air counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has a quite smaller screen, a little bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a bit worse display density. The iPad Air has a very superior performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPad Air has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) captures clearer videos and photos than iPad Air, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
IPad Air has a superior battery life than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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