iPad Air 3 (2019, A12 series) vs iPad Pro (2016, A9 series)

iPad Air 3 (2019, A12 series)
iPad Air 3 (2019, A12 series)
Starting at
$152.79
$499.00 new
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iPad Pro (2016, A9 series)
iPad Pro (2016, A9 series)
Starting at
$125.95
$729.00 new
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Ratings

Scores

Durability

Release Year

2019

2016

Last OS Compatibility

Yes

No

OS

iPadOS

iPadOS

Maximum Operating System supported

iPadOS 18

iPadOS 16

Performance

Memory

3 GB

2 GB

Processor

Apple A12 Bionic

Apple A9X

Screen quality

Resolution

2224 x 1668

2048 x 1536

True Tone

Yes

Yes

Pro-Motion

No

No

Screen type

Retina display

Retina display

Pixel density

264ppp

264ppp

Brightness

500 nits brightness

500 nits brightness

Sound quality

Speakers

Stereo speakers

Four speaker audio

Miscellaneous

Weight

16 oz

15 oz

Width

7 in

6.6 in

Height

9.7 in

9.4 in

Depth

0.2 in

0.2 in

Screen size (inches)

10.5

9.7

Network

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi + 4G

Carrier compatibility

Without SIM Port

Unlocked

Wi-Fi technology

Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth Version

Bluetooth 5.0

Bluetooth 4.2

Face ID

No

No

Touch ID

Yes

Yes

Connector

Lightning connector

Lightning connector

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