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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) has a global score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than the iPad Air's 77.9 general score. IPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, while iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS. The iPad Air (2022) design is extremely newer, notably thinner and just a little bit lighter than the iPad Air.
Apple iPad Air counts with a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a quite smaller display, they both have the same display pixel density. The iPad Air features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a bit better processor than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more cpu cores and 7 GB more RAM memory. IPad Air and Apple iPad Air (2022) have very similar cameras, although the iPad Air has a back facing camera with a lot lower 5 mega pixels resolution and a lot tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images and/or video in poorly lited situations.
IPad Air features a much better battery life than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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