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Apple iPad Air 2020 WiFi + Cellular 256GB vs Apple iPad Air 2022 WiFi 256GB

Summary
89%
Display

10.9" (27.69 cm)

1640x2360 px, 264 PPI

10.9" (27.69 cm)

1640x2360 px, 264 PPI

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic

4 GB RAM

Apple M1

8 GB RAM

Storage

256 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

Non Expandable

Battery

7606 mAh

N/A

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General
Launch Date

October 23, 2020 (Official)

March 11, 2022 (Official)

Brand

Apple

Apple

Model

iPad Air 2020 WiFi + Cellular 256GB

iPad Air 2022 WiFi 256GB

Operating System

iPadOS v14

iPadOS v15

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

Network

5G: Not Supported in India,
4G: Available Supported in India,
3G: Available, 2G: Available

5G: Not Supported in India,
4G: Not Available,
3G: Not Available

Fingerprint Sensor

Design
Dimensions

Height: 247.6 mm
Width: 178.5 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm

Height: 247.6 mm
Width: 178.5 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm

Weight

460 grams

461 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Back: Aluminium

Colours

Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue

Blue, Pink, Purple, Space Grey, Starlight

Display
Screen Size

10.9 " (27.69 cm)

10.9 " (27.69 cm)

Screen Resolution

1640 x 2360 pixels

1640 x 2360 pixels

Pixel Density

264 ppi

264 ppi

Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Protection

Display Colour

16M

16M

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio

81.07 %

81.07 %

Performance
Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Apple M1

Processor

Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm)

Octa core (Quad core, Firestorm + Quad core, Icestorm)

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Apple GPU (Eight-core graphics)

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

Storage
Internal Memory

256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

Camera
Main Camera
Resolution

12 MP Primary Camera

12 MP Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

Flash

No

No

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Resolution

7 MP Front Camera

12 MP Front Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Flash

, Retina Flash

, Retina Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

7606 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

User Replaceable

No

No

USB Type-C

Network & Connectivity
SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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Voice Calling

No

No

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO

, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

HDMI

Mini HDMI (Type C)

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4

, Video Formats: HEVC, MP4

Music

, Music Formats: AAX, AAX+, AC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV

, Music Formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3

Special Features
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Top

Top

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Games

Browser

, HTML5

, HTML5

Phone Book

No

Email

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

Calculator, Stopwatch, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

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