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Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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Apple iPad Air Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2013 Sep, 2016
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4 IOS 10.0.1 up to 14.7
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) 188 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Retina IPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches
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5.5 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA 625 nits (typ) brightness, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,8600 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 2900 mAh (11.1 Wh)
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Charging
NA NA
Processing Power
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
Chipset
Apple A7 (28 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
1 GB RAM DDR3 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
16/32/64/128 GB 32/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
5 MP, autofocus, LED flash Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/6 /120fps, 720p@240fps Show more

Front
Single 1.2 MP Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video 720p@30fps 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single Nano-SIM
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
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, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0 with A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Document viewer, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 476 USD $826
Resale Value
Extreme Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
6 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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