Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 2

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
apple ipad pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple iPad Air 2
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general 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)

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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)