Compare Apple iPad 10.2 (9th) vs Apple iPad Pro 2021 vs Apple iPad Air (2020)

Variants
WiFi
WiFi + cellular
11"
12.9"
WiFi
WiFi + LTE

Connectivity

Ports
Lightning connector, Smart Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Smart Connector + 1x Magnetic connector
USB-C, Magnetic connector
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2 + optional LTE
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + optional 5G cellular
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
32.4 Wh
28.6 Wh
Camera | Front
12MP, f/2.4
12MP Ultra Wide camera, 122° field of view ƒ/2.4 aperture
7MP f/2.0
Camera | Rear
8MP, f/2.4, 5x digital zoom
12MP f/1.8
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
10MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture, and 125° field of view
Camera | Rear | Wide
12MP, ƒ/1.8
Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Microphone
Dual microphones
5x microphones
Dual microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
4x speakers
Quad

Dimensions

Size | Depth
7.5 mm / 0.29"
6.1 mm
Size | Height
250.6 mm / 9.8"
247.6 mm
Size | Width
174.1 mm / 6.8"
178.5 mm

Display

Brightness
500 nits
600 nits
500 nits
Display Diagonal
10.2 inch
11 or 12.9 inch
10.9 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Pixel Density
264 ppi
264 ppi
264 ppi
Resolution
2160 x 1620
2360 x 1640

Function

Chipset
Apple M1 chip
GPS
Cellular model only
Cellular model only
Yes
Graphics
8-core GPU
Operating System
iPadOS 15
IPadOS 14.5
IPadOS 14
Operating Temperature
0-35 °C
0-35 C
Processor
A13 Bionic chip, 64 bit
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency core
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
SIM
Nano SIM / eSIM, LTE
Optional 5G Nano SIM or eSIM
Nano
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Face ID, LiDAR Scanner, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording
FHD 30 fps, 720p 120 fps
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60fps
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60fps / FHD 240fps
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Voice Assistance
Siri

Performance

Battery Life
10 h
Up to 10 h
10 h
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
Power Supply
20 W
20 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
Up to 2 TB
64 or 256 GB

Production

Accessory
Supports Apple Pencil (1st gen)
Apple Pencil (1st gen)
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Availability
2021-09-24
2020-10-23
Debut
2021-09-14
2021-04-20
2020-09-15

Price

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