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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| 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
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is way better than the iPad (2020), getting an 80 score against 66.6. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch construction is somewhat lighter and a lot thinner than the iPad (2020), even though it was released 5 years before. IPad (2020) has a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a quite bigger screen, a bit higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPad (2020) features a bit faster processing unit than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a higher number of cores and a 64-bit processor. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a much better camera than iPad (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a larger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much better battery life than iPad (2020).
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet an obvious call.
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