Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
16.26 oz / 461.0 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
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
500 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core 2x2.5GHz Vortex+ 4x1.6GHz Tempest
GPU
Yes	Apple GPU 4 core
Memory
8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB	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
2279	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
7411	Untested
3D Mark High
4761	Untested
3D Mark Low
3429	Untested

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh	Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
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
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 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
Loudspeaker	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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, 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, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Wi-fi Only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g

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