Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$779	$729

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 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, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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