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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 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 |
| 6.16 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 10.2 (2020) is a bit better than the iPad 2, having a overall score of 62.2 against 62.1. The iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. The iPad 10.2 (2020) construction is much newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the iPad 2.
Apple iPad 2 counts with a way better performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 4 less cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a much better screen than iPad 2, because it has a quite larger display, a much greater screen pixels density and a lot better 1620 x 2160 resolution.
IPad 10.2 (2020) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have the same aperture, the iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a lot better video resolution and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. The Apple iPad 2 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory.
IPad 2 features a very superior battery performance than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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