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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
Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 overall score. Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior hardware performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 1 more CPU cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPad Air 2 has an incredibly better display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display. The iPad Air 2 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a much less megapixels back camera and a much smaller aperture which is worse for shooting pictures in low light situations.
IPad Air 2 and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with quite similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better battery life than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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