Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2020) vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced March 2020 2020, September 15 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - March 2020 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 89,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)
Weight 641 g (Wi-Fi), 643 g (LTE) (22.61 oz (Wi-Fi), 22.68 oz (LTE)) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 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
LTE
Messaging
Build Features Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
Stylus support (1st gen only)
Siri natural language commands and dictation

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 14 iPadOS 14 iPadOS 15
Processor Octa-core, Apple A12Z Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
GPU Apple GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM N/A N/A 3 GB
Internal Memory 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut
True-tone
120Hz
600 nits type. brightness (advertised)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 12.9 inches 10.9 inches 10.2 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.24% 81.06% 73.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 10 MP 12 MP 8 MP
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No No
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, Face detection
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, EDR 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh)
Power Bank/Reverse charging
Fast charging 18W
Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 9720 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)