Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced January 2010 October 2013 March 2016
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - March 2016
Price - - Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver Space Gray, Silver Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
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)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models 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 , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 iOS 7.0.2 iOS 9.3
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
RAM 256 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/128/256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 71.58% 71.58%
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 Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 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 - 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] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR
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 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 (27.5 Wh)
Capacity - - 7306 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)