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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| -- | 21.80 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has an overall score of 71.3, which is slightly better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s 65.4 global score. Both devices we compare here work with iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has the older 15.x version and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) and the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) both have very similar processors, both of them have a 8 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) count with really similar screens, because although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a quite lower pixels quantity per inch in the display, and they both have an equal resolution of 2048 x 2732px, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) feature quite similar battery performance.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a way better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels and the same aperture.
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