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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), having a score of 77.9 against 72.3. Although it's the best tablet in this review, Apple iPad Air's body is thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air has a little bit better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features as much memory to install applications and games as the iPad Air, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad Air has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a GPU and a 64 bits CPU. The iPad Air counts with a superior battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a camera that is just as good as the camera in Apple iPad Air, although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also has a lot bigger aperture and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
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