Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-07-15 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| 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 | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is much better than the iPod touch 6th generation, getting a 77.9 score against 65.6. Both tablets in this comparison review use iOS OS (Operating System), but the Apple iPad Air has a newer 8.x version while iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x. Apple iPad Air is an older, much thicker and way heavier tablet than the iPod touch 6th generation.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a little bit better display than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot larger display. The Apple iPad Air has a better processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have 2 cores and 1 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad Air also has an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPod touch 6th generation has a little bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size aperture, the iPod touch 6th generation also has a lot better resolution back camera. The iPod touch 6th generation has as much memory for games and applications as the Apple iPad Air one, they have equal internal memory capacity.
IPad Air features a really longer battery duration than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 746% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Apple iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it an obvious call.
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