Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Apr 20, 2021

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	24.06 oz / 682.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
10-core GPU	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (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	10758 mAh, Li - Polymer

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, 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
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
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
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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