Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7

Apple iPad Air 2
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Apple iPad Pro 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 March 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9.3
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh 7306 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)