Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2022-10-26 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a score of 80.2, which is much better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s overall score of 71.3. Both tablets we compare here use iPadOS OS (operating system), but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has newer 16.x version and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x, providing the user lots of additional features. Even being the best we are comparing here, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a a bit heavier and a little thicker tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a CPU that is just as good as the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) one, both of them have 8 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 2048 x 2732 resolution, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) also counts with a quite greater display density.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) takes much better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a same size diafragm aperture and the same resolution back facing camera. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features as much storage capacity for applications and games as Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), both have the same internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a much longer battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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