Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 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 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is a little bit better than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s 74.8 general score. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. The iPad Air features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra GPU.
The iPad Air counts with a much more vibrant screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lot smaller screen, a just a bit inferior pixel count in each inch in the display and a much lower 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a much better (4K) video quality and a back camera with much more mega pixels. Apple iPad Air features a really longer battery life than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad Air is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.