Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 18, 2022

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
16.26 oz / 461.0 g 5G version - 462 g	16.44 oz / 466.0 g 5G version - 470 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.21% screen-to-body
Type
500 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.12 (Average)	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (16.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2279	2642
GeekBench 6 Multi
7411	10055
3D Mark High
4761	6929
3D Mark Low
3429	4660

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh	7538 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 57min

Video

7h 34min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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
Loudspeaker	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
5G version - n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79	5G version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
LTE Bands
5G version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	5G version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
5G version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	5G version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5G version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5G version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8

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