Apple introduced new watch series 6, new Apple Fitness Plus, New iPads.The most exciting thing is the brand new iPad Air. Which now actually shares a lot more similarities of 2020 iPad Pro. This can make you think which one you should buy, iPad Air or iPad Pro. Let’s get into it and find it out. iPad Air has existed since the past couple of years as the one which shared a lot of the Pro features but didn’t have that higher-end price tag. The iPad Pro and iPad Air were similar for a while until there was a big departure. When the iPad Pro received its latest redesign.
Apple iPad Pro comes in 128gb, 256gb, 512gb and 1tb option. The iPad Air you only have two options, 64gb and 256gb to choose from. This means if you want more storage in your device to store your important documents and everything, you should opt for iPad Pro.
iPad Pro has great scored off edges much more industrial look, face id, slim bezels. It’s just an awesome looking iPad. When you look an iPad Air and iPad Pro side by side, iPad Pro clearly looked better, but not anymore. That’s because the iPad Air has an all-new design that is a resemblance to that of the iPad Pro. It has beautiful industrial-looking design and a massive beautiful 10.9” Display. Moreover, to be considered, there’s no home button, Which if you were to look at the new iPad Air and iPad Pro Side by Side, they look almost similar. If you like colours, iPad Air is going to give you a lot more colour options than ever before. With the iPad Pro, you have 2 options. Well with the iPad Air, there are 5 new colour options to choose from. iPad Pro gives you 11” or 12.9” Display options to choose from. But there’s only one screen size is available for iPad Air that is 10.9. If you want a bigger screen, you may go with iPad Pro which gives you more visible size difference.
Pros and Cons
| iPad Air | iPad Pro |
| Faster A14 Bionic processor | More Storage options |
| Great designs with more color options | Better camera |
| Touch ID built-in on Power button | Inbuilt Lidar Sensor |
| Magic Keyboard and iPencil can be used | More speakers |
| Starting Price $599 | Face Id |
| Don’t has Face Id | Starting price $799 |
| Don’t have Pro Motion Technology | |
| Don’t have more Cameras |
Key Specification
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| $ | CHECK PRICE | CHECK PRICE |
| Released | Sep 2020 | March 2020 |
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A12Z Bionic |
| Display | 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| Memory | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Camera | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Top-mounted | No |
Design
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| Dimensions | 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm | 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm |
| Weight | 458 g | 471 g |
| Screen Size | 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| Color | Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue | Silver, Space Gray |
| Display Type | Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Build Material | Glass front, Aluminum back | Glass front, Aluminum back |
In iPad Pro, you have all the benefits of Face ID for unlocking your iPad making purchases and many more. All this stuff is handled on Face ID tucked into the bezel there that looks so sleek and out of the way. The iPad Air has a different story, for the first time Apple is building the touch ID Technology into the Power Button. This shows they’re using some Custom technology to do this, a custom chip and a faster secure enclave. This will be giving you all the benefits of the touch ID.
The iPad Pro is just going to get a Hair Brighter at 600 Nits compared to the 500 Nits on the new iPad Air. If you want a little bit more screen brightness, iPad Pro will again win here in this case. The last thing to be considered while knowing about the display is the ProMotion, that is the 120 Hertz of Refresh Rate. This technology built into the display will make things go silky smooth, a little fast responsive, and also just gives your iPad a little bit more of a responsive feeling to talk about. This Pro Motion technology is built-in iPad Pro but not in the iPad Air. So if you want your device to be a bit faster and responsive with 120 Hertz, you may go with the iPad Pro for sure.
Performance
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| Processor | Hexa-core | Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Vortex + 4×1.6 GHz Tempest) |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Apple GPU (8-core graphics) |
| RAM | – | 6GB |
| Internal storage | 64GB, 256GB | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Storage expansion | No | No |
| OS | iPadOS 14 | iPadOS 13.4, upgradable to iPadOS 14 |
The iPad Air is equipped with Apple’s all-new A14 BIONIC Processor. This is Apple’s greatest and latest Silicon that is going to be the fastest processor that they are currently producing. So it’s little complicated to compare the A14 bionic to the A12z in the iPad pro. If you want the best that Apple can currently offer, it looks like the iPad Air with the A14 Bionic is gonna be more capable and more powerful than the A12z in the iPad Pro.
Camera
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| Rear | 12 MP | 12 MP+10 MP+3D LiDAR scanner |
| Front | 7 MP | 7 MP |
| Video recording | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps |
The iPad Pro has 12 MegaPixel main camera and also an Ultra wide sensor as well the lidar sensor built-in. While in the iPad Air, there’s one single 12 MegaPixel shooter that means just one camera. So there’s no Ulta wide camera and also no lidar scanner built-in.
Multimedia
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Stereo speakers | Stereo speakers (4 speakers) |
| Audio Features | – | – |
Speakers on the iPad Pro has a four-speaker setup that’s going to give you a very impressive stereo audio experience. The iPad Air has just two speakers for a landscape stereo audio experience. So if you want the best speakers, iPad Pro wins in this case.
Battery Life
| iPad Air | iPad Pro | |
| Capacity | 28.6 Wh | 28.6 Wh (Fast charging 18W) |
| Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| User Replaceable | No | No |
Connectivity
| | iPad Air | iPad Pro |
| SIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR | 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer |
| Wifi Features | Dual-band, hotspot | Dual-band, hotspot |
One more important co-feature that is in the iPad Air is like the iPad Pro is that it has a USB type C Port which is super nice. This allows us to do a lot of things like connecting external storage, getting videos out better power faster, data transfer speeds.
Which is better!
The iPad Air will offer so many of the features we’ve seen adopted by the iPad Pro range, and the processor inside is powerful. That means it will be more than adequate for those whose only concern is if it does the same stuff like the iPad Pro.
The iPad Pro does, of course, have a few advantages. Similarly, for those who want a bigger 12.9-inch screen. It also has a brighter screen with a faster refresh rate. There’s also FaceID and more cameras.
If you’re choosing between iPad Pro and iPad Air, its difficult choice to be made. In every way that matters the iPad Air trumps the iPad Pro.
