Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

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PHONES
Phone Names	Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)	Apple iPad Air (2022)

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 - A1954	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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 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

Launch
Announced	2018, March 27. Released 2018, March 27	2022, March 08
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2022, March 18

Body
Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 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	469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)	461 g (Wi-Fi) / 462 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
	Stylus support (1st gen only)	Stylus support (2nd gen)

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)

Platform
CPU	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Octa-core (4x3.2 GHz & 4xX.X GHz)
Chipset	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)	Apple M1
GPU	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
OS	iOS 11.3, upgradable to iPadOS 17.6.1	iPadOS 15.4, upgradable to iPadOS 26.1

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM	64GB, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	HDR
Single	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30/60fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, EDR
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)	GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Radio	No	No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	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

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Battery
Talk time	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	-
Type	Li-Po 8827 mAh, non-removable (32.9 Wh)	Li-Ion 7600 mAh (28.6 Wh)

Misc
Colors	Silver, Gold, Space Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Models	A1893, A1954, iPad7,5, iPad7,6	A2588, A2589, A2591, iPad13,16, iPad13,17
Price	About 350 EUR	About 550 EUR
SAR	1.18 W/kg (body)	-
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (body)	-