Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-02 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB 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 | 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 | Nano 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) has a global score of 81.4, which is way better than Apple iPad 2's score of 62.1. The iPad Air (2022) construction is notably newer, much thinner and a lot lighter than the Apple iPad 2. The iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Apple iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x OS. IPad Air (2022) counts with a much more vibrant display than iPad 2, because it has a lot more pixels per display inch, a bit larger display and a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels.
Apple iPad Air (2022)'s memory capacity for applications and games is just as good as the Apple iPad 2 one, both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2022) features a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and more CPU cores.
IPad Air (2022) captures greater photos and videos than iPad 2, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much bigger camera aperture. IPad 2 has a much longer battery life than iPad Air (2022).
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