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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-03-25 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a global score of 84.6, which is slightly better than the iPad Air's 77.9 global score. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) body is way newer and incredibly thinner, but also incredibly heavier than iPad Air.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a bit superior CPU than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Apple iPad Air has a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), although it has a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a quite lower pixels count per screen inch and a much smaller display.
Apple iPad Air and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) have similar memory capacity for games and applications, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a little longer battery lifetime than iPad Air, because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity instead of 8820mAh.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a very superior camera than iPad Air, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a much bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPad Air. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), else you can save a couple dollars and get the iPad Air, resigning some features and specs.
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