Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	17.46 oz / 495.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Hexa-core 2x2.5GHz Vortex+ 4x1.6GHz Tempest
GPU
10-core GPU	Apple GPU 4 core
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	Untested
3D Mark High
5377	Untested
3D Mark Low
4496	Untested

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	Li - Ion

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 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, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-fi Only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) Specs	Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Specs
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