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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is much better than Apple iPad Air (2020), with a overall score of 81.4 against 71.7. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air (2020), but it's a little heavier. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the Apple iPad Air (2022) has a newer 15.x version and Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x version, giving some additional features and enhanced performance.
IPad Air (2020) features a bit better CPU than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPad Air (2022) and iPad Air (2020) both feature similar screens, both of them have the same exact resolution of 1640 x 2360, the same brightness, the same screen density and a same size display.
IPad Air (2020) features a much better camera than iPad Air (2022). They have a same size camera aperture and a same resolution back facing camera. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with as much memory to install games and applications as the Apple iPad Air (2022), they have equal internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air (2020)'s battery performance is very similar to the iPad Air (2022) one.
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