The iPad Air vs. the competition: Does this new 10.9-inch tablet measure up?

With so many adults and kids working at home, new iPads really couldn’t have come soon enough. And Apple more than delivered today with the announcement of the 8th-generation iPad and the latest iPad Air. There are plenty of great visual improvements to the latter, like more colors and a new, larger all-screen design. But the introduction of an A14 chip and other tech upgrades are also worth noting, so we’ve lined up the new iPad Air’s specs against its similarly-sized competition. However, for a full accounting of the new slate’s strengths, you’ll need to keep a look out for our full review later this fall.

	Apple iPad Air	Samsung Galaxy Tab S7	Amazon Fire HD 10	Microsoft Surface Go 2
Price	$599 and up	$200 / $280 / $380	$150 / $190	$400 and up
Dimensions	9.74 x 7 x 0.24 inches (247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm)	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches (254 x 165 x 6.4 mm)	10.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches (262 mm x 159 mm x 9.8 mm)	9.65 x 6.9 x 0.33 inches (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm)
Weight	WiFi: 1 pound (458g) LTE: 1.01 pound (460g)	1.1 pound (499g)	1.11 pound (504g)	WiFi: 1.2 pounds (544g) LTE: 1.22 pounds (553g)
Display	10.9-inch (276.9 mm) Liquid Retina	11-inch (278.1 mm) Super AMOLED	10.1-inch (256.5 mm) LCD	10.5-inch (266.7 mm) PixelSense Display
Resolution	2360 x 1640 (264 ppi)	2560 x 1600 (234 ppi)	1920 x 1200 (224 ppi)	1920 x 1280 (220 ppi)
Processor	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus (3.09 GHz octa-core)	Mediatek MT8183 (2 GHz octa-core)	Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y (dual-core 1.7 GHz) 8th-gen Intel Core m3 (dual-core 3.4 GHz)
Memory	Not available	8 GB	2 GB	4 GB / 8 GB
Internal storage	64 / 256 GB	512 GB	32 / 64 GB	eMMC: 64 GB, SSD: 128 GB
External storage	None	microSD	microSD	microSD
Rear camera	12 MP	13 MP, 5 MP	2 MP	8 MP
Front camera	7 MP	8 MP	2 MP	5 MP
WiFi	802.11ax	802.11ax	802.11ac	802.11ax
Bluetooth	v5.0	v5.0	v5.0	v5.0
Battery	28.6 WHr (10 hours)	7,040 mAh (15 hours)	6,300 mAh (12 hours)	26.8 WHr (10 hours)
OS	iPadOS 14	Android 10	Fire OS 7.3 (Android 9)	Windows 10 Home

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