Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2015 2020, September 15 April 2021
Status Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - May 2021
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iPadOS 14 iPadOS 14.5
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB N/A 16 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64 GB or 256 GB 2 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches 10.9 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 81.06% 85.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 12 MP + 10 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G 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 (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB or 256 GB 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2915 mAh - 40.88 Wh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -