Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPad Pro 10.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced January 2010 October 2013 June 2017
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - June 2017
Colors Silver Space Gray, Silver Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
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)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 477 g (LTE) (16.54 oz (Wi-Fi) / 16.83 oz (LTE))
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM / e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE- all models 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 iOS 7.0.2 iOS 11
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 -, Apple A10X Fusion
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 256 MB N/A N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 64/256/512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 71.58% 78.11%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels 12 MP
Flash No No Quad-LED (Dual-tone)
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 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 - Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera - Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 7 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 3.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 64/256/512 GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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