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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is a bit better than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, with an 85.9 score against 80. The Apple iPad Air (2019) is a just a bit heavier tablet device than the iPad Pro 9.7-inch, but both are equally thin. IPad Air (2019) has a little sharper display than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1668 x 2224, a bit bigger screen and a just a bit better display pixel density.
The iPad Air (2019) counts with a quite superior hardware performance than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a higher number of cores , a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processor. IPad Pro 9.7-inch captures slightly better photographs and videos than iPad Air (2019), because it has a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and video, a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
IPad Air (2019) and Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch count with incredibly similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air (2019) has a bit superior battery performance than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has an 11% larger battery size.
Although Apple iPad Air (2019) is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPad Pro 9.7-inch. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPad Air (2019), otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPad Pro 9.7-inch, giving up a couple specs and features.
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