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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2022-03-18 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | -- |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 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 |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) has an overall score of 81.4, which is a lot better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s global score of 65.4. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Air (2022) has older 15.x version and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x. The Apple iPad Air (2022) features a really superior processing power than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen). Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Air (2022) has a more vivid display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a just a little worse pixel quantity in each screen inch, a bit worse resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a bit smaller screen. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a lot better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022). They have the same aperture and a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air (2022) and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) count with very similar battery durations.
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