Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black and White | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 9.36 |
| 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
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is much better than iPad 2, with a 73.2 score against 62.1. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. IPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s design is way newer, a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than iPad 2. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much sharper display than Apple iPad 2, because it has a much better resolution of 1620 x 2160px, a way higher pixel number per inch in the screen and a little larger screen.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much better performing processor than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a higher number of cores. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s memory for games and applications is very similar to Apple iPad 2's one, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad 2, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures way better photographs and videos than iPad 2, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a much better (Full HD) video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
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