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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is way better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 score. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Air 2 features a way better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much greater processing power than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPad Air 2's storage capacity for apps and games is very similar to the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 2 has a much longer battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). IPad Air 2 counts with a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing images or video in low light situations and a much worse resolution camera.
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