Apple Ipad Air 2021 Vs Apple Ipad Air 2022 Comparison by Price, Specifications, Features & Review

Apple Ipad Air 2021 vs Apple Ipad Air 2022

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General

Also Known As

Also Known As

- Apple iPad Air 5th Gen, Apple iPad Air 5

Brand

Brand

Apple Apple

Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

Launch Date

Unknown March 11, 2022 (Official)

Model

Model

iPad Air 2021 iPad Air 2022

Network

Network

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

Operating System

Operating System

iPadOS v14 iPadOS v15

Battery

Type

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Autofocus

Yes Yes

Camera Features

Camera Features

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

Flash

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, Retina Flash

Image Resolution

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

Resolution

Resolution

7 MP Front Camera 12 MP Front Camera

Settings

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode

Video Recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

Build Material

- Back: Aluminium

Colours

Colours

- Blue, Pink, Purple, Space Grey, Starlight

Height

Height

- 247.6 mm

Thickness

Thickness

- 6.1 mm

Weight

Weight

- 461 grams

Width

Width

- 178.5 mm

Display

Display Colour

Display Colour

16M 16M

Display Type

Display Type

IPS LCD IPS LCD

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

267 ppi 264 ppi

Screen Protection

Screen Protection

- Yes

Screen Resolution

Screen Resolution

1640 x 2400 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels

Screen Size

Screen Size

10.9 inches (27.69 cm) 10.9 inches (27.69 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

Screen to Body Ratio

- 81.07 %

Touch Screen

Touch Screen

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

Display

Display

10.9" (27.69 cm) 10.9" (27.69 cm)

Multimedia

Audio Features

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Audio Jack

Audio Jack

USB Type-C USB Type-C

FM Radio

FM Radio

- No

Fm Radio

FM Radio

- No

Music

Music

Yes, Music Formats: MP3 Yes, Music Formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3

Video Player

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: MP4 Yes, Video Formats: HEVC, MP4

Video player

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: MP4 Yes, Video Formats: HEVC, MP4

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.1 Yes, v5.0

GPS

GPS

- Yes

HDMI

HDMI

- YesMini HDMI (Type C)

NFC

NFC

- No

Network Support

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India 5G Not Supported in India

USB Connectivity

USB Connectivity

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

Voice Calling

Voice Calling

- No

WiFi

WiFi

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

Performance

Architecture

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic Apple M1

Coprocessor

Coprocessor

Apple M14 motion -

Graphics

Graphics

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

Processor

Processor

Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Octa core, Icestorm) Octa core (Quad core, Firestorm + Quad core, Icestorm)

Ram

RAM

4 GB 8 GB

Smart TV Features

Camera

Camera

12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP

Special Features

Browser

Browser

Yes, HTML5 Yes, HTML5

Email

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side Top

Games

Games

Yes Yes

Instant Messaging

Instant Messaging

Yes Yes

Other Facilities

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer Calculator, Stopwatch, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

Other Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Phone Book

Phone Book

- No

Storage

Expandable Memory

Expandable Memory

No No

Internal Memory

Internal Memory

64 GB 64 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Smart features (Voice calling, fingerprint sensor)
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each Tablets has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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