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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.44 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 | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has an overall score of 86.4, which is much better than Apple iPad Air (2020)'s general score of 71.7. Both of these tablets have the same iPadOS 14.x OS (operating system). The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) design is a bit heavier but a bit thinner than the Apple iPad Air (2020), and both of them were only released with a few months difference.
IPad Air (2020) has a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has a lower number of 3100 MHz cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features just a bit better looking display than iPad Air (2020), because it has a bit brighter screen, a slightly higher 1688 x 2388 resolution, a little bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a bit larger screen.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a much better battery performance than iPad Air (2020). The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s camera is very similar to the iPad Air (2020) one, they have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same video frame rates, the same aperture and a back camera with a 12 mega pixels.
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