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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-10-16 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a general score of 84.6, which is much better than Apple iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 global score. Both tablets in our current comparison come with iPadOS OS, but the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an older 13.x version and Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s design is a little thinner but notably heavier than Apple iPad Air (2020), and both were only released 7 months apart.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has a bit more brightness, a little higher display pixel density, a bigger screen and a better resolution of 2048 x 2732. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Air (2020)'s camera is very similar to the camera in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), both of them have a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a F1.8 aperture and the same video frame rates.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is more expensive than the iPad Air (2020), but it's still a great choice, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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