Apple iPad Air 2020 WiFi + Cellular 256GB vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 WiFi + Cellular 2TB

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Summary

Spec Score

89%
87%

Display

10.9 inches (27.69 cm)
12.9 inches (32.77 cm)
1640x2360 px (QHD (2k))
2048x2732 px (QHD+)

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
Apple M1
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Storage

256 GB
2 TB

Battery

7606 mAh
10758 mAh

User Ratings

4.7/5
(9,432 ratings)
4.6/5
(688 ratings)

General

Launch Date

Oct 23, 2020
(Official)
May 20, 2021
(Official)

Brand

Apple
Apple

Model

iPad Air 2020 WiFi + Cellular 256GB
iPad Pro 12.9 2021 WiFi + Cellular 2TB

Operating System

iPadOS v14
iPadOS v14

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network

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

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

247.6 mm
280.6 mm

Width

178.5 mm
214.9 mm

Thickness

6.1 mm
6.4 mm

Weight

460 grams
685 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Display

Screen Size

10.9 inches  (27.69 cm)
12.9 inches  (32.77 cm)

Screen Resolution

1640x2360 px (QHD (2k))
2048x2732 px (QHD+)

Pixel Density

264 ppi
265 ppi

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Display Colour

16M
16M

Screen to Body Ratio

81.07 %
85.46 %

Performance

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
Apple M1

Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

3.2 GHz, Quad core, Firestorm Quad core, Icestorm

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Apple GPU (Eight-core graphics)

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 16 GB

Storage

Internal Memory

64 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

Expandable Memory

No
No

Rear Camera

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
+ 10 MP
Dual Primary Cameras

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

No
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

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
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Resolution

7 MP
Front Camera
12 MP
Front Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

7606 mAh
10758 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W Fast Charging

Network & Connectivity

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
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Voice Calling

No
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Video Player

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

Music

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

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Top
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Games

Yes
Yes

Browser

Yes HTML5
Yes HTML5

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited

Email

Yes
Yes

Instant Messaging

Yes
Yes

Other Facilities

Alarm Calendar Document viewer World clock
World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer