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Apple iPad 2
16 GB Wi-FiApple iPad Air 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 57 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.20 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 280.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.28 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is way better than iPad 2, getting a 77.1 score against 57. Both of these tablets use iOS OS, but iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version while iPad 2 has iOS 7.x version. IPad Air 2's design is much newer, noticeably lighter and notably thinner than the iPad 2. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a faster processing unit than iPad 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a greater amount of RAM memory.
IPad Air 2 features an incredibly better looking display than iPad 2, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the iPad Air 2 also has a lot better pixel count per inch of display and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px. IPad Air 2 features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 2, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air 2 has a lot better camera than iPad 2, because it has a much higher video quality and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit superior battery duration than iPad 2, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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