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

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$729

Design

Dimensions
4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches 123.4 x 58.6 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
3.10 oz (88.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink, Blue, Red	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.95% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
2GB/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
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
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
AirDrop	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback

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, 46, 48
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 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$199

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$299

Wi-Fi only

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

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

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