Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad Air (2020)

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Apple
Announced
March 2019	2020, September 15
Status
Available - March 2019	Coming Soon - October 2020
Price
-	Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz)	458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)	Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324 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 - A2072
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor Stylus support	- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted) Stylus support

OS
iOS 12.1.3	iPadOS 14
Processor
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) [Similar]	Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]	Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	N/A
Internal Memory
64/256 GB	64 GB or 256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating	Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating True-tone Wide color gamut 500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
10.5 inches [Similar]	10.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi)	1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
78.11%	81.06%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
No	No
Features
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF HDR	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard) HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR
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
2.0, proprietary reversible connector	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh)	Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh)
Capacity
-	-
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)