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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is much better than the iPad 2's global score of 62.1. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also notably lighter and somewhat thinner than the iPad 2. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a lot better looking display than iPad 2, because it has a little larger screen, a way higher 1620 x 2160px resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a lot better hardware performance than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) and Apple iPad 2 both feature very similar storage to install games and applications, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution camera and a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with superior battery performance than iPad 2, because it has a 23% more battery size.
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