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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) is better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with an 81.4 score against 73.2. Both tablets in this comparison come with the same iPadOS 15.x OS. Although iPad Air (2022) and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) were released with only 6 months difference, iPad Air (2022) is just a bit lighter and way thinner.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a processing unit that's just as good as iPad Air (2022)'s processor, because although the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a display that is just as good as iPad Air (2022)'s display, because although the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a quite lower 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little smaller display, and they both have the same brightness, it also counts with a bit better display pixel density.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a little bit better camera than iPad Air (2022), although it has a lot smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and videos in low light situations and a camera in the back with a way lower 8 mega-pixels resolution. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the Apple iPad Air (2022), they have the same internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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