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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-03-25 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 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 A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| -- | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is better than Apple iPad Air (2020), with a overall score of 84.6 against 71.7. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) construction is a lot heavier but just a little bit thinner than Apple iPad Air (2020), and both of them were released only 7 months apart. These devices have iPadOS OS, but iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has 13.x version and Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a bit more vivid display than iPad Air (2020), because it has a little bit more brightness, a bigger screen, a just a bit better pixels density and a higher 2048 x 2732px resolution. IPad Air (2020) has a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a superior memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s camera is just as good as the iPad Air (2020) one, both of them have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the same video frame rates, the same video resolution and the same camera aperture.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a much better battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) costs more than iPad Air (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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