Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPad Pro 10.5

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Apple	Apple
Announced
January 2010	October 2013	June 2017
Status
Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011	Available - November 2013	Coming Soon - June 2017
Colors
Silver	Space Gray, Silver	Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm (9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)	240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)	250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
Weight
730 g (25.75 oz)	469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)	469 g (Wi-Fi) / 477 g (LTE) (16.54 oz (Wi-Fi) / 16.83 oz (LTE))
SIM Type
-	-	Nano-SIM / e-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
-	LTE- all models	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM	, Push Mail, EMail, IM	, EMail, IM

OS
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1	iOS 7.0.2	iOS 11
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7	-, Apple A10X Fusion
GPU
PowerVR SGX535	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	-
RAM
256 MB	N/A	N/A
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage	16/32/64/128 GB storage	64/256/512 GB
External Memory
No	No	No

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M Colors
Size
9.7 inches	9.7 inches	10.5 inches
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)	1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.22%	71.58%	78.11%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
-	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels	12 MP
Flash
No	No	Quad-LED (Dual-tone)
Features
-	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR	Phase detection autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, OIS, 1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video plus 8MP image capture, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
-	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera
-	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection,	7 MP

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0	Yes, v2.0	3.0, Reversible Connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML (Safari)	HTML (Safari)	HTML5

Type
Non-removable, Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
-	-	-
Stand by
-	-	-
Talk Time
-	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	-