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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-03-31 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 380.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is just a bit better than the iPad Air, with a global score of 80 against 75.7. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also a little bit lighter and much thinner than the iPad Air. IPad Air features a much better screen than iPad Pro 9.7-inch. They have an equal 1536 x 2048 resolution, a display of the same size and the same pixel density.
The iPad Air has a little better processing power than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 2 cores, the iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional GPU. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad Air, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air features longer battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 7306mAh. IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes a lot better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video, a lot better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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