Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is way better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 global score. Apple iPad Air (2019)'s design is just a little lighter and extremely thinner than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), even though it was released around a year before. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a much better performing CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the iPad Air (2019) also has a 64 bits processing unit and a larger number of cores.
The iPad Air (2019) has just a bit better screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same screen brightness and the same quantity of pixels in each inch of display, the iPad Air (2019) also has a little bit larger screen and a bit higher 1668 x 2224 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a slightly better camera than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a same size aperture and a same resolution camera in the back, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has faster 120 fps video frame rates.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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