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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has an overall score of 86.4, which is much better than iPad Air's 77.9 overall score. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) design is incredibly newer, incredibly thinner and just a little bit lighter than iPad Air. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has just a bit better processing power than iPad Air, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores. Apple iPad Air has a slightly better display than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit worse pixels density and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a much better camera than iPad Air, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a much larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution back camera. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s storage for applications and games is very similar to iPad Air's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air features superior battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity.
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