Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 2
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| April 2021 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - May 2021 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Space Gray | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G)) | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460 |
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| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
| Type | |
| Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10 Dolby Vision 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Wide color gamut, True-tone |
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colour | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 12.9 inches [Similar] | 9.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 85.24% | 71.58% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 14.5 | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (8-core graphics) [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 2 TB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP + 10 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash | No |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR |
Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) Face detection, HDR, panorama 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [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, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| 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, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 40.88 Wh | 8600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |