Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 March 2016 June 2017
Status Available - October 2014 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017
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 Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar 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)
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 677 g (Wi-Fi) / 692 g (LTE) (23.88 oz (Wi-Fi) / 24.41 oz (LTE))
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM / e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 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 , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9.3 iOS 11
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X -, Apple A10X Fusion
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/128/256 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 71.58% 76.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 12 MP
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-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) Phase detection autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, OIS, 1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video plus 8MP image capture, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 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] 7 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector 3.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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