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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
The iPad Air (2020) is better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), getting a 71.7 score against 62.5. These devices use iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air (2020) has 14.x version while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a lot better processing power than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a greater number of cores and a 64-bit CPU.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both have the same display brightness and a display with the same size. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a superior storage for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air (2020) features a much better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have the same aperture and the same resolution back facing camera. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a battery duration that's very similar to Apple iPad Air (2020)'s battery life.
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