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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| 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 A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an overall score of 84.6, which is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s 71.3 score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a a little bit heavier but just a little bit thinner device than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both devices in our current comparison have iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has the previous 13.x version while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a brighter display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 2048 x 2732 resolution, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels per screen inch.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features as much memory capacity for games and applications as the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), they have equal 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a lot better camera than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a F1.8 aperture and the same resolution back facing camera. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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