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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 2022-03-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is a bit better than the iPad Pro 9.7-inch, having an 81.4 score against 80. IPad Air (2022) is a just a bit heavier tablet device than the iPad Pro 9.7-inch, but both are equally thin. The Apple iPad Air (2022) features a better performance than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has 6 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
IPad Air (2022) features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and although they both have a greater pixels quantity per inch of display, the iPad Air (2022) also has a little bit larger screen and a bit higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much better camera than iPad Air (2022), although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much better storage to install applications and games than iPad Air (2022), because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2022).
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