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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-02 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.62 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 132 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 2 is just a bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), getting a overall score of 62.1 against 60.9. The Apple iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS, while iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 2, because it has a much greater screen density, a little bit bigger display and a way higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution.
IPad 2 has a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The iPad 2 and the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) count with extremely similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a very superior camera than iPad 2, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels. IPad 2 features a superior battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen).
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