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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M3 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 | 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 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 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), with a 77.9 score against 65.4. IPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system. IPad Air has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per screen inch, a way smaller display and a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The Apple iPad Air and the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) count with quite similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air counts with a much faster processing unit than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has lesser RAM and 6 less cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air features a much longer battery duration than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) captures much better pictures and videos than iPad Air, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution, a much larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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