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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a general score of 84.6, which is a little bit better than iPad Air's overall score of 77.9. Even though the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much heavier than iPad Air, it's noticeably thinner and also way newer. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system.
Apple iPad Air features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), although it has a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, a just a little lower number of pixels per inch of display and a really smaller display. IPad Air's memory capacity to install games and applications is just as good as the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) one, both have equal internal storage capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a bit faster processing unit than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a bit better battery performance than iPad Air, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery size.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a lot better camera than iPad Air, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light situations, a lot more MP back-facing camera and a way better video quality.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPad Air. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), else you can save some dollars and buy the iPad Air, giving up some specifications.
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