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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 62.5 |
| 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 | 16.97 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-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 |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.16 | 7.92 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a score of 62.5, which is slightly better than iPad 2's 62.1 score. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) body is newer, way lighter and noticeably thinner than the iPad 2.
IPad 2 has a much better hardware performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has less RAM, it also counts with 2 more cores and an extra GPU. The iPad 2 features a way better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 2, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures much better pictures and videos than iPad 2, because it has a lot more MP camera and a lot larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos. The Apple iPad 2 features a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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