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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 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 A14 Bionic chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) is a little bit better than iPad (2022), having an 81.4 score against 74.7. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air (2022) has older 15.x version and iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x version. Although the iPad Air (2022) and the iPad (2022) were only released 7 months apart, the iPad Air (2022) is just a little bit lighter and a lot thinner.
IPad (2022) and Apple iPad Air (2022) both feature similar screens, both of them have a display of the same size, the same exact 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution, a greater pixels amount per display inch and the same screen brightness. The Apple iPad (2022) features a bit faster processing unit than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPad (2022) captures a lot better photos and videos than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have a F1.8 camera aperture and a same resolution camera in the back. Apple iPad (2022)'s memory to install games and applications is very similar to iPad Air (2022)'s one, both have equal internal storage capacity.
The iPad (2022) counts with a battery performance that is very similar to the iPad Air (2022) one.
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