Apple officially released the iPad 10. Compared with the previous generation iPad 9, the price of this tablet increased by 1,100 yuan. Its starting price came to 3,599 yuan. This price is indeed much more expensive than the iPad 9. It has made changes in appearance and configuration, but this also means that there will be no more iPads priced at 2,000 yuan.
When it comes to the price of 3599 yuan, everyone will definitely think of the iPad Air5. The positioning and configuration of this tablet is much higher than that of the digital series, and the starting price is 4399 yuan. If you are a student user, then it is 3999 yuan, then iPad 10 and iPad. Who is more worth buying Air5? Let’s analyze it below.
1. Appearance design
In terms of appearance design, the two tablets have many similarities. The iPad 10 gave up the previous large frame and round HOME button, but switched to a full-screen design. The 10.9-inch screen looks more comfortable, and the screen-to-body ratio The iPad 9 has been improved a lot. The overall body adopts a metal body, and the middle frame part is designed at a right angle, which looks more textured. The thickness of the whole machine is 7 mm, and the weight is about 477 grams, which is relatively light and thin.
The iPad Air5 also has a 10.9-inch large screen, and it is also designed with a full screen. The back cover is a metal body, and the middle frame is also designed at a right angle. It is made of the same mold as the iPad 10, but the body of the iPad Air5 The thickness is 6.1 mm, and the weight is only about 461 grams. Compared with the iPad 10, it is thinner and lighter. Both tablets are equipped with symmetrical speakers and top fingerprint recognition functions.
2. Display quality
The screen quality of iPad 10 and iPad Air5 is very different. The iPad 10 uses a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, which is an LED-backlit multi-touch display, using IPS technology, with a resolution of 2360*1640 pixels and 264ppi , with a brightness of 500 nits and an anti-oil and anti-fingerprint coating, there is almost no change compared to the iPad 9, and it is still a non-fully laminated screen. In addition, it only supports the original Apple Pencil, which means it cannot support wireless charging.
The front of the iPad Air5 is also a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with the same resolution and pixel density as the iPad 10, but it supports P3 wide color gamut display and original color display, which is theoretically clearer than the iPad 10, and it also There is a fully laminated display and anti-reflective coating, and more importantly, it supports the second generation of Apple Pencil, which can be attached to the iPad for use.
3. Core performance
In terms of core performance, the iPad 10 has been upgraded to the Apple A14 chip. It has a 6-core CPU and a 4-core GPU, and has a 16-core neural network engine. It belongs to the same chip as the iPhone12 series. In the Geekbench5 database, the single-core score reached It scored 1658 points, and the multi-core score was 4612 points. The overall performance was even better than that of the Snapdragon 8+ in Android phones.
The performance advantage of iPad Air5 is more obvious. It is equipped with Apple M1 chip, which is comparable to PC-level performance. In the Geekbench5 database, its single-core score is 1710 points, and its multi-core score is as high as 7270 points. In line with the Pro, there are few rivals in the mobile terminal, and it is equipped with 8GB of running memory, which is 4GB more than the iPad 10. It can also be competent for playing games or high-hardness office work. It is a PC-level productivity tool.
4. Photo experience
The iPad 10 has also improved in terms of taking pictures. It has been upgraded to a front-facing 12-megapixel lens and a rear-facing 12-megapixel camera. It has also added 4K video and 1080P/240FPS slow-motion video shooting. It is no problem to record daily life. The usual video and video conferencing are also clearer. The front and rear lenses of the iPad Air5 are not much different from those of the iPad 10.
to the end
The positioning of iPad 10 and iPad Air5 is obviously different. The iPad 10 has improved the Apple A14 chip, and its performance is more powerful. There are no problems in daily use and office work. Then there are 12 million pixel front and rear cameras, etc. The disadvantage is that it only supports Apple Pencil. First Generation.
If your budget is sufficient, it is more suitable to choose iPad Air5, because it is equipped with a more powerful Apple M1 chip, and supports Apple Pencil2 generation and second control keyboard. The price is not much different from iPad 10, and it is a PC computer advanced productivity tools
