Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)


Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €370EUR: €950
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 in)280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
490 g (Wi-Fi) / 495 g (LTE) (1.08 lb)617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (1st gen only)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space GraySpace Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A2428, A2429, A2270, A2430, iPad11,6, iPad11,7A2898, A2903, A2904, iPad14,10, iPad14,11
Display
Type
Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
10.2 inches, 324.6 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1620 x 2160 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coatingScratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Brightness
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
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, 66, 71 A24281, 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, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

128GB ROM, 3GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM

1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA)HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
HDR, panoramaHDR
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

Features: HDR

Video: 720p@30fps
12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iPadOS 14iPadOS 17.5.1
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 18Upgradable to iPadOS 18
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)Apple M2
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerFingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMeSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mmNo
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh)Li-Po 9705 mAh (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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