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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-11-07 | 2024-05-07 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is better than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), with a overall score of 81.1 against 71.3. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018)'s body is a little thinner than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it is just a bit heavier and was released many years before. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features an extremely better CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a brighter display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 2732px, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) also counts with a little bit greater display pixel density.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a lot better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). Both have a back-facing camera with a 12 MP and a same size diafragm aperture. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a way better battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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