Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad Air (2020)
Apple iPad 9.7-inch Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Mar 24, 2017
Released · Oct 16, 2020
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB
4GB · 64GB
8827 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g) 16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
9.7-inch 10.9-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.65 % 81.23 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1850 MHz
Twiste
Hexa-core
Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4) 4GB
Internal storage
available to use: 128 GB 64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x) iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
8827 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.1 μm
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO
USB
Lightning Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s) LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 559 $ 729
In The Box
USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017 Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 459
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 879
Internal storage 32GB
Weight 16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP $ 329
Wi-Fi only
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 599
Internal storage 128GB
Weight 16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP $ 429
Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 749
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