Apple Ipad 10 2 2021 Wifi Plus Cellular 256gb vs Apple Ipad Air 11 2024

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General

Also Known As

- Apple iPad Air 6, Apple iPad Air (6th generation)

Brand

Apple Apple

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

September 24, 2021 May 7, 2024

Model

iPad 10.2 2021 WiFi + Cellular 256GB iPad Air 11 2024

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available

Operating System

iPadOS v15 iPadOS v17

Quick Charging

- Yes

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM -

Battery

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 28.93W

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

No Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus 5 x Digital Zoom

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash Yes, Retina Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

Resolution

12 MP Front Camera 12 MP Front Camera

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode Burst mode

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 25 fps

Video Recording Features

- Slo-motion Video HDR

Design

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Colours

Silver, Space Grey Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey

Height

250.6 mm 247.6 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm 6.1 mm

Weight

498 grams 462 grams

Width

174.1 mm 178.5 mm

Display

Display Colour

16M -

Display Type

IPS LCD IPS LCD

Pixel Density

265 ppi 261 ppi

Screen Protection

Yes Yes

Screen Resolution

1620 x 2160 pixels 1640x2360 px (QHD (2k))

Screen Size

10.2 inches (25.91 cm) 11.0 inches (27.94 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

73.85 % 82.57 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Key Specs

Display

10.2" (25.91 cm) -

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Fm Radio

No -

Music

Yes, Music Formats: AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC3, EAC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV Yes, Music Formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, MP4, MPEG4 Yes, Video Formats: H.264, HEVC

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, MP4, MPEG4 Yes, Video Formats: H.264, HEVC

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.2 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes

HDMI

- YesMini HDMI (Type C)

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano -

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging 3.1, Mass storage device, USB charging

Usb Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging -

VoLTE

Yes -

Voice Calling

No No

Volte

Yes -

Wi-Fi

- Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), MIMO -

Wifi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), MIMO -

Wifi Features

Mobile Hotspot -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit -

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic Apple M2

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics) Apple GPU (Ten-core graphics)

Processor

Hexa Core (2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder) Octa core (3.49 GHz, Quad core + 2.4 GHz, Quad core)

RAM

3 GB 8 GB

Ram

3 GB -

Smart TV Features

Camera

8 MP -

Special Features

Browser

Yes, HTML5 Yes, HTML5
Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front Top

Games

Yes Yes

Instant Messaging

Yes Yes

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope Light sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Phone Book

Yes, Practically Unlimited No

Storage

Expandable Memory

No No

Internal Memory

256 GB 128 GB
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