| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 |
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an overall score of 73.2, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air (2020)'s overall score of 71.7. Even though the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is newer than Apple iPad Air (2020), it's a lot thicker and just a bit heavier. Both of these devices have iPadOS OS (operating system), but the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has newer 15.x version while Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x, so it provides the user some extra features.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a screen that is very similar to Apple iPad Air (2020)'s screen, because although the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1620 x 2160px, and they both have the same brightness, it also counts with a little higher pixels density.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features as much storage capacity to install applications and games as iPad Air (2020), both have the same 64 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with just a bit better processing power than iPad 10.2-inch (2021). Both of them have a 64 bits processing unit and a Hexa-Core processing unit.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a really longer battery life than Apple iPad Air (2020). IPad Air (2020) counts with a superior camera than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a back camera with a way higher resolution, a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a lot bigger camera aperture for better low light photography.
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