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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2024-05-07 | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), having a score of 73.2 against 71.3. These devices work with the same iPadOS 15.x operating system, so you shouldn't see any differences regarding that. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a incredibly older and way thicker tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but Apple made it notably lighter anyway.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 1620 x 2160px, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot less megapixels resolution camera in the back and a much smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing photos and video in poorly lited environments. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a much better storage for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a really longer battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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