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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) has a score of 81.4, which is better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s global score of 71.3. Both of these tablets work with the same iPadOS 15.x OS, so both of them should give you all the same OS features. The iPad Air (2022) is a noticeably lighter tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but both have the same thickness.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a brighter screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1640 x 2360 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels in each inch of display. Apple iPad Air (2022) has a really superior processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Air (2022) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) count with similar cameras, they have the same aperture and the same resolution camera in the back. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad Air (2022) both feature very similar batteries.
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