| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple | 
| Announced | |
| September 2021 | October 2022 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2021 | Coming Soon - October 2022 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 44,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Silver, Space Gray | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm  (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)  | 
                            
        248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm  (9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz) | 477 g / 481 g (16.83 oz / 16.97 oz) | 
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2757 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2757 | 
| 5G Network | |
| - | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2757, A2777 | 
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted) Stylus support (1st gen only) Siri natural language commands and dictation  | 
                                - Fingerprint Sensor Stylus support (1st gen only)  | 
                            
| OS | |
| iPadOS 15 | iPadOS 16 | 
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) [Similar] | Hexa-core (2x3.0 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | N/A | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 256 GB, 64 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | No | 
| Type | |
| Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating  | 
                            QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass Oleophobic Coating  | 
                        
| Colors | |
| 16M Colors | 16M Colors | 
| Size | |
| 10.2 inches [Similar] | 10.9 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi) | 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.68% | 80.29% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| No | No | 
| Features | |
| 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF  HDR, Panorama  | 
                            12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF  HDR, Panorama  | 
                        
| Video | |
| 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 
        12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]  | 
                            
        12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]  | 
                        
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | 
| Bluetooth | |
| 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort; magnetic connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | 
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 256 GB, 64 GB | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No | 
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| Gyroscope Sensor | |
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| Barometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh) | 
| Capacity | |
| - | - | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | - |