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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has an overall score of 71.7, which is much better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s global score of 62.5. These devices come with iPadOS OS (operating system), but iPad Air (2020) has the previous 14.x version and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. The iPad Air (2020) features a much greater processing power than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a larger number of cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have the same display brightness and a display with the same size. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera and the same aperture. The iPad Air (2020) and the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) have quite similar battery durations.
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