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Apple iPad 2
64 GB Wi-Fi| Global Score | |
| 59.9 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.20 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a global score of 65.4, which is a little bit better than the iPad 2's 59.9 general score. Both tablets in this comparison review include iOS OS, but the Apple iPad 9.7-inch has the older 13.x version while iPad 2 has iOS 7.x. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch is a a lot newer tablet device, and it is also thinner and noticeably lighter than iPad 2.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a more vivid screen than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also has a way higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Apple iPad 2 has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a bit faster processor than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with improved battery duration than iPad 2, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior camera than iPad 2, because it has a lot more megapixels back camera and a way better video quality.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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