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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 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 M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | 10-core GPU 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 | 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 | 10 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a bit better than iPad Air (2020), getting a score of 72.3 against 71.7. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a just a bit heavier device than the iPad Air (2020), but they are equally thin. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS, but the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a more recent 15.x version while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x.
IPad Air (2020) has a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 2 less cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1640 x 2360 and the same screen brightness, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a very superior storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2020) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) have extremely similar batteries duration. The Apple iPad Air (2020) takes much clearer photographs and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Both have a same size aperture and a same resolution back facing camera.
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