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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s 76.6 score. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system. Despite being the best tablet in this review, iPad Air is a just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Apple iPad Air features a way better performance than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a GPU. The Apple iPad Air counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a very superior camera than Apple iPad Air, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture, a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air, because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air features a really longer battery performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad Air is also by far the cheapest, making it a great choice.
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