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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| 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 | 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 | Nano 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) is better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), with a general score of 81.4 against 71.7. These devices work with iPadOS OS, but the Apple iPad Air (2022) has newer 15.x version while Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x version. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s body has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air (2020), but it's just a little bit heavier.
The iPad Air (2022) and Apple iPad Air (2020) have quite similar screens, both have the same brightness, a display with the same size, the same exact resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a higher pixel number in each screen inch. IPad Air (2020) features a bit better CPU than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has an inferior number of 3100 megahertz cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022). They have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same resolution back facing camera. IPad Air (2022) and Apple iPad Air (2020) feature very similar storage for applications and games, both have equal internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s battery life is very similar to the battery life in iPad Air (2020).
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