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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 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 A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a general score of 71.7, which is much better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s global score of 62.2. Even when Apple iPad Air (2020) and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) were only released with a couple of months difference, Apple iPad Air (2020) is way thinner and just a little bit lighter. These tablets come with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but Apple iPad Air (2020) has the previous 14.x version while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x version.
IPad Air (2020) has a way better hardware performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air (2020) also has a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with just a bit better screen than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a little bit worse pixel quantity in each display inch, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also counts with a little bit larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1640 x 2360.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal storage. The iPad Air (2020) shoots much better photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a way better video quality, a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a way bigger diafragm aperture for better photos and video in low light environments.
The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a battery life that is very similar to iPad Air (2020)'s battery duration.
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