Apple iPad 10.2 (9th Gen, 2021) vs Apple iPad Air 11 (6th Gen, 2024)

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple A13 Bionic chipset
10.2 inches display
3 GB/64 GB
8557 mAh battery

Why Apple iPad?

Apple M2 (iPad) chipset
11 inches display
8 GB/128 GB
8900 mAh battery

Apple iPad 10.2

Score

Apple iPad Air

57	Display	62
49	Camera	84
58	Performance

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Apple iPad 10.2

Apple iPad Air

Apple iPad 10.2

Summary

Apple iPad Air

10.2 inches IPS LCD 1620 x 2160 pixels	Screen	11 inches IPS LCD 1640 x 2360 pixels
Apple A13 Bionic	SoC	Apple M2 (iPad)
8 megapixels	Camera	12 megapixels
8557 mAh	Battery	8900 mAh
iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	OS	iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)
487 g (17.18 oz)	Weight	461 g (16.26 oz)

Apple iPad 10.2

Display

Apple iPad Air

IPS LCD	Type	IPS LCD
10.2 inches	Size	11 inches
1620 x 2160 pixels	Resolution	1640 x 2360 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	3:2
265 ppi	PPI	264 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	60 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	No
500 nits	Max rated brightness	500 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	No
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Tempered glass
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.50%
- DCI-P3	Display features	- DCI-P3
—	Display tests	—
97.90%	RGB color space	99.40%
40000 Hz	PWM	Not detected
27 ms	Response time	52 ms
1014:1	Contrast	1265:1
493 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	475 nits

Apple iPad 10.2

Benchmarks

Apple iPad Air

1792	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2619
4214	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	10084
—	Compute Score (GPU)	43394
—	Compute Score (GPU)	43394
1792	Single-core score	2619
4214	Multi-core score	10084
1087108	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	2536320
272419	CPU	841074
317618	GPU	801119
149125	Memory	371059
347946	UX	523068
1087108	Total score	2536320
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	2159
85%	Stability	74%
10 FPS	Graphics test	16 FPS
2552	Graphics score	2159
2552	3DMark Solar Bay	7323
—	Graphics test	28 FPS
—	Section 1	38 FPS
—	Section 2	28 FPS
—	Section 3	17 FPS
—	Graphics score	7323
—	PCMark 3.0	—
—	Web score	—
—	Video editing	—
—	Photo editing	—
—	Data manipulation	—
—	Writing score	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Performance

Apple iPad Air

—	SoC	—
Apple A13 Bionic	Chipset	Apple M2 (iPad)
2650 MHz	Max clock	3490 MHz
6 (2 + 4)	CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning	Architecture	- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche
—	L3 cache	—
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
7 nanometers	Lithography process	5 nanometers
Apple Neural Engine	Neural processor (NPU)	Apple Neural Engine
—	GPU	—
Apple GPU 4-core	Graphics	Apple GPU 10-core
256	GPU shading units	1024
1230 MHz	GPU clock	1398 MHz
~629.8 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~2863.1 GFLOPS

Apple iPad 10.2

Design and build

Apple iPad Air

250.6 mm (9.87 inches)	Height	247.6 mm (9.75 inches)
174.1 mm (6.85 inches)	Width	178.5 mm (7.03 inches)
7.5 mm (0.3 inches)	Thickness	6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
487 g (17.18 oz)	Weight	461 g (16.26 oz)
No	Waterproof	No
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gray	Colors	Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button
436 cm 2 (67.6 inches 2 )	Area	442 cm 2 (68.5 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	—
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.50%

Apple iPad 10.2

Memory

Apple iPad Air

3 / 64 GB	Configuration	8 / 128 GB
—	RAM	—
3 GB	RAM size	8 GB
LPDDR4X	Memory type	LPDDR5
2133 MHz	Memory clock	6400 MHz
4	Channels	4
—	Storage	—
64 GB	Storage size	128 GB
NVMe	Storage type	NVMe
No	Memory card	No
—	Memory card max size	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Software

Apple iPad Air

iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	Operating system	iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)
—	ROM	—
—	OS updates	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Battery

Apple iPad Air

8557 mAh	Capacity	8900 mAh
30 W	Max charge power	20 W
Li-Ion	Battery type	Li-Ion
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
Yes (24% in 30 min)	Fast charging	Yes (50% in 60 min)
2:45 hr	Full charging time	2:17 hr
—	Battery cycles	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Main camera

Apple iPad Air

8 megapixels	Matrix	12 megapixels
—	Image resolution	4032 x 3024
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	Up to 60FPS
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 12 MP
-	Camera features	- Bokeh mode
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	12 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	f/1.8
31 mm	Focal length	—
—	Sensor size	—
1.12 micron	Pixel size	1.22 micron
Phase autofocus	Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad 10.2

Selfie camera

Apple iPad Air

12 megapixels	Megapixels	12 megapixels
4032 x 3024	Image resolution	4032 x 3024
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.4
—	Sensor	CMOS
No	Autofocus	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad 10.2

Connectivity

Apple iPad Air

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
4.2	Bluetooth version	5.3
—	Bluetooth features	LE
No	USB type	USB Type-C
2	USB version	3.1
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
No	DisplayPort	Yes
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
1	Number of SIM*	—
Nano	Type of SIM card	eSIM
—	Multi SIM mode	—
Yes	eSIM support*	Yes
No	Hybrid slot	No
—	2G network	—
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz	3G network	UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
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, 66, 71	4G network	LTE 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, 48, 66, 71
No	5G support	Yes

Apple iPad 10.2

Sound

Apple iPad Air

Stereo	Speakers	Stereo
Yes	Headphone audio jack	No
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
91.9 dB	Max loudness	72.4 dB

Apple iPad 10.2

Other

Apple iPad Air

Mid-range	Category	Flagship
September 2021	Announced	May 2024
September 2021	Release date	May 2024
—	SAR (body)	—
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint
Yes, 20 W	Bundled charger	Yes, 20 W