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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air is better than Apple iPad (2020), getting a general score of 77.9 against 66.6. Apple iPad Air's design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad (2020), but it is a little bit lighter. The iPad Air features a slightly better looking screen than iPad (2020), although it has a bit worse 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, a little bit lower pixels amount in each inch in the display and a little bit smaller screen.
The iPad Air has much more storage for games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a bit faster processor than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the Apple iPad (2020) also counts with a higher number of cores.
IPad Air counts with a really longer battery performance than iPad (2020). The iPad (2020) captures just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size aperture, the iPad (2020) also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the iPad Air is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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