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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.62 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is better than Apple iPad 2's 62.1 general score. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Apple iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a way newer and much thinner tablet than Apple iPad 2, but it's a little bit heavier.
The Apple iPad 2 has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better memory for applications and games than iPad 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad 2 has a way better hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than iPad 2, because it has a lot higher resolution camera in the back, a lot larger aperture for better low light images and video and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery life than iPad 2, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity.
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