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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2022-10-26 | 2020-10-16 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a global score of 80.2, which is better than the iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a noticeably newer tablet than the iPad Air (2020), although it's notably heavier and just a bit thicker. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS, but Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a more recent 16.x version while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a lot better hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because although it has 2 less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a slightly better looking display than iPad Air (2020), because it has a really brighter display, a bigger display, a better resolution of 2048 x 2732px and a little higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2020) and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) count with similar cameras, both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate, a same size aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
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