Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air 2

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Apple
Announced
April 2021	October 2014
Status
Coming Soon - May 2021	Available - October 2014
Price
-	Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)	240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight
682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))	437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM, eSIM	-
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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 - A2301, A2459, A2460	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460	-
Messaging
	, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)	- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

OS
iPadOS 14.5	iOS 8.1
Processor
Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar]
GPU
Apple GPU (8-core graphics) [Similar]	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 TB	16/64/128 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10 Dolby Vision 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Wide color gamut, True-tone	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M Colour	16M colors
Size
12.9 inches [Similar]	9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.24%	71.58%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 10 MP [Similar]	5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash	No
Features
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR	Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) Face detection, HDR, panorama 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]	1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR	v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector	v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
Yes	HTML5 (Safari)

Internal
2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM	16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Supported	-

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity
40.88 Wh	8600 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	Up to 10 h (multimedia)