Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi + Cellular

  • Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular was first released on 04/20/2021. It is available in Silver, Space Grey. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 11 inches with a resolution of 2388x1668 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular is the Apple M1 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 16GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular on the rear packs a camera of 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 12-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 1TB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 247.60 x 178.50 x 5.90 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 470.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB Type C. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, ambient light sensor.
  • Apple iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi + Cellular was first released on 09/15/2020. It is available in Green, Rose Gold, Silver, Sky Blue, Space Gray. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 10.9 inches with a resolution of 2360x1640 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Apple iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi + Cellular is the Apple A14 Bionic chip. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi on the rear packs a camera of 12-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 7-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 64GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 247.60 x 178.50 x 6.10 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 458.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Apple iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi + Cellular include Wi-Fi, . Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Light, easy to handle

Very good all-round performance

Crisp display, quality speakers

Thunderbolt port

Polished software

Up to 2TB storage option

Looks good, easy to handle

Very good battery life

Solid overall performance

Useful software updates

USB Type-C port

M1 SoC feels under-utilised

Higher-end variants are very expensive

Awkwardly placed Touch ID sensor

Very expensive accessories

No 3.5mm audio socket

Model
iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular
iPad Air (2020) Wi-Fi
Price
$1,044
$504
Release date
20th April 2021
15th September 2020
Form factor
Touchscreen
-
Dimensions (mm)
247.60 x 178.50 x 5.90
247.60 x 178.50 x 6.10
Weight (g)
470.00
458.00
Colours
Silver, Space Grey
Green, Rose Gold, Silver, Sky Blue, Space Gray
Screen size (inches)
11
10.9
Touchscreen
Resolution
2388x1668 pixels
2360x1640 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
264
264
Processor
octa-core
-
Processor make
Apple M1
Apple A14 Bionic
RAM
-
Internal storage
Expandable storage
No
No
Rear camera
12-megapixel + 10-megapixel
12-megapixel
Front camera
12-megapixel
7-megapixel
Operating system
USB Type-C
Yes
-
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
-
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Yes
-
Bluetooth version
5.00
5.00
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope