Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Announced On:March, 2018

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)	Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €350	EUR: €950
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
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INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)	617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (1st gen only)	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A1893, A1954, iPad7,5, iPad7,6	A2903, A2904

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 128GB ROM, 2GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
HDR	HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 11.3	iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)	Apple M2
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 8827 mAh, non-removable (32.9 Wh)	Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (body)

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