Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 10.2 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad 10.2 (2021)
apple ipad 10.2 (2021)
Apple iPad Air (2022)
apple ipad air (2022)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced September 2021 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Space Gray Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, 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) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 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 LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
Stylus support (1st gen only)
Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 15 iPadOS 15.3
Processor Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) [Similar] Octa-core, Apple M1
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] -
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
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), 5G
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 USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM
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) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh)
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -