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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2012-10-29 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | 7.04 |
| 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 | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is slightly better than Google Nexus 10, getting a overall score of 71.7 against 68.1. Apple iPad Air (2020) is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner than the Google Nexus 10. The Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Google Nexus 10 counts with Android 5.1 operating system.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior CPU than Google Nexus 10, because it has more cores and a 64-bits CPU. The Google Nexus 10 features a slightly better looking screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a little bit better display density.
IPad Air (2020) captures a lot better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 10, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with way more megapixels. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Google Nexus 10 features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Although Apple iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Nexus 10, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 10. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Google Nexus 10, giving up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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