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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Chrome OS | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-11-22 | 2022-03-18 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 293 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) is slightly better than the Google Pixel Slate, getting an 81.4 score against 79.3. The iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS OS. IPad Air (2022) is a noticeably newer device, and it is also way lighter and thinner than Google Pixel Slate.
The iPad Air (2022) features a faster processing unit than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. Google Pixel Slate and Apple iPad Air (2022) feature very similar screens, because although the Apple iPad Air (2022) has a lot lower resolution of 1640 x 2360, a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little more brightness.
The Google Pixel Slate features a much better storage for applications and games than iPad Air (2022), because it has more internal storage capacity. IPad Air (2022)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the battery lifetime in Google Pixel Slate. Google Pixel Slate counts with just a bit better camera than iPad Air (2022), although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution back camera, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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