| Product |
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
|
Apple iPad Air (2022)
|
| Battery |
| Talk time |
Up to 10 h (multimedia) |
- |
| Type |
Li-Ion 7306 mAh, non-removable (27.9 Wh) |
Li-Ion 7600 mAh (28.6 Wh) |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame |
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| Weight |
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.41 oz) |
461 g (Wi-Fi) / 462 g (5G) (1.02 lb) |
| |
Stylus support |
Stylus support |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
4.2, A2DP, EDR |
5.0, A2DP, EDR |
| NFC |
Yes |
No |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector |
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector |
| WLAN |
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 |
| Display |
| Protection |
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
| Resolution |
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) |
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density) |
| Size |
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
10.9 inches, 359.2 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ) |
| |
True-tone |
- |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2016, March. Released 2016, March |
2022, March 08 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2022, March 18 |
| Main Camera |
| Features |
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR |
HDR |
| Single |
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF |
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF |
| Video |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps |
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM |
64GB, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold |
Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue |
| Models |
A1673, A1674, A1675, iPad6,4, iPad6,3 |
A2588, A2589, A2591, iPad13,16, iPad13,17 |
| SAR |
1.19 W/kg (body) |
- |
| SAR EU |
0.99 W/kg (body) |
- |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
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 - A2589 |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2589, A2591 |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2591 |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple A9X (16 nm) |
Apple M1 |
| CPU |
Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister) |
Octa-core (4x3.2 GHz & 4xX.X GHz) |
| GPU |
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) |
Apple GPU (8-core graphics) |
| OS |
iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iPadOS 16.7.11 |
iPadOS 15.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.5 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
Face detection, HDR, panorama |
HDR |
| Single |
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) |
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@30/60fps |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) |
Yes, with stereo speakers |