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Apple iPad 9.7 2018 vs Apple iPad Air 2020

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Apple iPad 9.7 2018 Apple iPad Air 2020
Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2018 Oct, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS iOS 11.3, upgradable to iOS 12.4 IOS iPadOS 14.1
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.05 lb) 458 g (Wi-Fi), 460 g (3G/LTE)
Body
Front glass, aluminum body Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support
Color Options
Silver, Gold, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches
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10.9 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 8827 mAh battery
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
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Charging
NA NA
Processing Power
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Hexa-core
Chipset
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/128 GB Built-in 64/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF Features HDR Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps HDR Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front
Single 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features Face detection, HDR, panorama Video 720p@30fps 7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm
HDR, Video 1080p@30/60fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Stylus support Single Nano-SIM, eSIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi?Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
NFC
No No
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document viewer, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 434 USD $749
Resale Value
Extreme Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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