Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Pro 10.5 vs Apple iPad Air (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 June 2017 2020, September 15
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - June 2017 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 477 g (LTE) (16.54 oz (Wi-Fi) / 16.83 oz (LTE)) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM / e-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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 , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 11 iPadOS 14
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X -, Apple A10X Fusion Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB N/A N/A
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64/256/512 GB 64 GB or 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen 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 Colors 16M Colour
Size 9.7 inches 10.5 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 78.11% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 12 MP
Flash No Quad-LED (Dual-tone) No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase detection autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, OIS, 1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video plus 8MP image capture, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 7 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 v2.0 3.0, Reversible Connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 64/256/512 GB 64 GB or 256 GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 10 h (multimedia)