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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) vs Apple iPad Pro (12.9, 6th generation)

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Version

Announced May 2024 October 2022
Release date May 2024 October 2022

Network

Technology 5G 5G

Device

Dimensions 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in) 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight 618 g 682 g (Wi-Fi) --- 685 g (5G)
S.I.M. eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Other Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2) Stylus support

Screen

Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 13.0 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Platform

Operating system iPadOS 17.4 iPadOS 16
Chipset Apple M4 Apple M2
Processor Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) Octa-core
GPU Apple GPU (10-core graphics) Apple GPU (10-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot
Internal & RAM 128GB or 256GB or 512GB or 1TB 128GB 8GB RAM or 256GB 8GB RAM or 512GB 8GB RAM or 1TB 16GB RAM or 2TB 16GB RAM

Camera

Main 12 MP 12 MP (f/1.8) + 10 MP (125˚) + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner
Features HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@ 24/25/30/ 60fps, 1080p@ 25/30 /60/120/ 240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP (122˚) (Face detection)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with 4 stereo speakers
Jack 3,5 mm

Connectivity

Wifi dual-band, hotspot dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 4, DisplayPort

Characteristics

Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, barometer

Battery

Type Li-Po (36.59 Wh) 10758 mAh

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

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