Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 10.2 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air (2020)

Apple iPad 10.2 (2021)
apple ipad 10.2 (2021)
Apple iPad Air (2020)
apple ipad air (2020)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced September 2021 2020, September 15
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
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 - A2072
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
Stylus support (1st gen only)
Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 15 iPadOS 14
Processor Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 256 GB 64 GB or 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colour
Size 10.2 inches [Similar] 10.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.68% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB or 256 GB
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh) Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh)
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)