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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 71.3 |
| 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 | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 (2020) has a score of 71.7, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s score of 71.3. The iPad Air (2020) body has the same thickness than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but it's incredibly lighter. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS, but the iPad Air (2020) has an older 14.x version while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x.
The iPad Air (2020) features a much powerful processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPad Air (2020) has a sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit worse 1640 x 2360px resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots a lot better videos and photos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both have a camera with a 12 mega pixels and a F1.8 aperture. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in iPad Air (2020).
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