Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 9.7 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad Pro 11 (2020)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced March 2017 March 2019 March 2020
Status Available - March 2017 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - March 2020
Price Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 71,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) 471 g (Wi-Fi), 473 g (LTE) (16.61 oz (Wi-Fi), 16.68 oz (LTE))
SIM Type Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 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)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
Face ID

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10.3 iOS 12.1.3 iPadOS 14
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core, Apple A12Z Bionic
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/256 GB 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.5 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1668 x 2388 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 78.11% 82.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 12 MP + 10 MP
Flash No No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
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
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2, Face detection
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not 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-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (28.65 Wh)
Power Bank/Reverse charging
Fast charging 18W
Capacity 8610 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -