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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-03-31 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch has a general score of 80, which is better than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s global score of 71.3. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch construction has the same thickness than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but it's noticeably lighter. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels number per inch of display. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch shoots way better videos and photos than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing images or video in low light environments, they both have a same resolution camera. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a really longer battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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