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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.62 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than the iPad 2, getting a general score of 69.6 against 62.1. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, while iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a way newer tablet, and it's also way thinner and way lighter than the iPad 2.
The iPad 2 has a much better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than iPad 2, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 2 has a much better performing processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 6 less CPU cores (although they are faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPad 2, because it has a way more megapixels camera, a lot larger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior battery life than iPad 2, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery capacity.
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