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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-09-18 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 71.3, which is better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s global score of 62.2. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS, but Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has the previous 15.x version while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x version. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) body is thinner but somewhat heavier than iPad 10.2 (2020).
IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way worse resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixels density. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a bit better processing power than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more RAM memory and 2 more CPU cores.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) takes a bit better videos and photos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a much tinier diafragm aperture and a way lower resolution camera.
IPad 10.2 (2020)'s battery duration is just as good as the battery performance in Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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