Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2021)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2022 | September 2021 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2022 | Coming Soon - September 2021 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue | Silver, Space Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) |
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz) | 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | - |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted) Stylus support (2nd gen) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted) Stylus support (1st gen only) Siri natural language commands and dictation |
Display
| Type | |
| QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass Oleophobic Coating |
Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colors | 16M Colors |
| Size | |
| 10.9 inches [Similar] | 10.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) | 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 81.06% | 73.68% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 15.3 | iPadOS 15 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, Apple M1 | Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR |
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, EDR | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector | Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
| Browser | |
| Yes | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM | 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh) | Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| - | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |