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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-07-15 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 10.26 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is slightly better than the iPod touch 6th generation, getting a general score of 71.7 against 65.6. IPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and iPod touch 6th generation counts with iOS 12.x operating system. The iPad Air (2020) design has the same thickness than iPod touch 6th generation, but it's way heavier.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features a very superior processing power than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 64-bit processing unit and a higher number of cores. IPod touch 6th generation features a little sharper screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 640 x 1136 resolution, and they both have the same screen brightness, the iPod touch 6th generation also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) takes much better photos and videos than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a camera with a much higher resolution and a much larger aperture. IPod touch 6th generation has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity.
The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPod touch 6th generation, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPod touch 6th generation. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the iPod touch 6th generation, letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your savings.
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