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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is slightly better than the iPad Air (2019), getting a overall score of 86.4 against 85.9. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body is much newer and a bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the iPad Air (2019). The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a bit better hardware performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has less RAM, and they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a slightly better screen than iPad Air (2019), because it has a just a bit higher screen pixel density, a bit bigger screen, a bit higher 1688 x 2388px resolution and a little brighter display. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) captures better photos and videos than iPad Air (2019), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
The iPad Air (2019) features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with just a little better battery life than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity.
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