vs
5.9Display6.0
7.0Performance8.0
5.5Battery4.6
3.6Memory & storage4.9
4.9Features8.4
Dimensions
Size comparison
iPad Air (2020)iPad Air (2022)
| iPad Air (2020) | iPad Air (2022) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 247.6 mm | 247.6 mm | = |
| Width | 178.5 mm | 178.5 mm | = |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm | 6.1 mm | = |
| Weight | 458 g | 461 g | −3 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is iPad Air (2020) better than iPad Air (2022)?
iPad Air (2020) has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Why is iPad Air (2022) better than iPad Air (2020)?
- RAM4 GB vs 8 GB2×
- 5GNo · iPad Air (2020): Yes
- CPU frequency3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz+7%
- Front camera7 MP vs 12 MP+71%
- USB version2 vs 3.1+55%
- CPU cores6 vs 8+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 458 g | 461 g |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Height | 247.6 mm | 247.6 mm |
| Width | 178.5 mm | 178.5 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Glass protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
| Colours | Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue | Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 10.9″ | 10.9″ |
| Panel | Liquid Retina IPS LCD | Liquid Retina IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (short side) | 1,640 px | 1,640 px |
| Resolution (long side) | 2,360 px | 2,360 px |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Measured brightness | 482 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple M1 |
| Chip maker | Apple | Apple |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| GPU | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| AnTuTu score | 1,361,814 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 5,297 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,483 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 7,606 mAh | 7,600 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | 30 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 25% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Cellular (LTE) | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | Yes |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| Video output (USB-C / DisplayPort) | — | Yes |
| NFC | No | No |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS | GLONASS |
| Features | ||
| Stylus support | Yes | Yes |
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
| Cameras | ||
| Rear camera | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Rear camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Front camera | 7 MP | 12 MP |
| 4K front-camera video | No | No |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | iPadOS 14.1 | iPadOS 15.4 |
| Platform | iPadOS | iPadOS |
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