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| Global Score | |
| 55.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2023-12-21 | 2024-05-07 |
| 10.95 x 7.09 x 0.28 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 249 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 710 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a lot better than Honor Pad 9, with a 71.3 score against 55.8. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Honor Pad 9 comes with Android 13 operating system. Although the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) and the Honor Pad 9 were only released with a couple months difference, the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) design is somewhat thinner but heavier than the Honor Pad 9.
The Honor Pad 9 features a more vivid display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a quite smaller display, a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a little lower screen pixels density. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with just a bit better processing power than Honor Pad 9, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM, the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) also has 7 more megahertz cores.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Honor Pad 9 one, both have equal 128 GB internal storage. Honor Pad 9 has a much better battery life than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a camera that's very similar to the Honor Pad 9 one, because although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a camera with less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
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