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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU 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 | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 10 |
| 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
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a score of 72.3, which is much better than iPad 2's global score of 62.1. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x OS. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably lighter and thinner tablet than the iPad 2. Apple iPad 2 features a much more powerful processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 6 less processing cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a lot better looking screen than iPad 2, because it has a way greater screen pixels density, a much better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a bit bigger screen. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much better storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad 2 has a much longer battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) shoots greater photos and videos than iPad 2, because it has a way larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and a lot more megapixels camera.
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