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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-03-31 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is slightly better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with a general score of 80 against 73.2. IPad Pro 9.7-inch's construction is a little bit lighter and incredibly thinner than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), even though it was released 6 years before. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit more vivid display than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a quite bigger screen, a just a little higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit higher resolution of 1620 x 2160.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal storage. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a more powerful processing unit than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a higher number of cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch features a better camera than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a larger camera aperture and a much higher resolution back-facing camera. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has improved battery duration than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a 17 percent bigger battery capacity.
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