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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-03-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| 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) is just a bit better than the iPad 9.7-inch, with a overall score of 71.3 against 65.4. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s construction is incredibly heavier but extremely thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch.
The iPad 9.7-inch has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a very superior storage to store more games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
IPad 9.7-inch counts with a way better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM and 6 lesser CPU cores (but faster). The iPad 9.7-inch captures slightly better photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels and a way tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images.
IPad 9.7-inch has a very superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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