Apple iPad (2022) vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2022	Mar 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$559

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm
Weight
16.83 oz / 477.0 g	16.86 oz / 478.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.68 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Apple 4-core	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2053	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4591	Untested
3D Mark High
2266	Untested
3D Mark Low
1952	Untested

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh, Li - Ion	8827 mAh, Li - Polymer

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 30min

Video

6h 37min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

Cellular

Weight	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad (2022) Specs	Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs
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