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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 459.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is much better than iPad (2020)'s overall score of 66.6. Even though iPad Air 2 is noticeably older than the iPad (2020), it's construction is somewhat lighter and notably thinner. IPad (2020) features a better performing processing unit than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bit processor, the iPad (2020) also has a greater number of cores.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit sharper display than iPad (2020), although it has a little smaller display, a bit worse pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. The iPad Air 2 features much more memory for applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air 2 features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad (2020). The iPad Air 2 captures slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPad (2020). Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back, the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same video definition and a same size camera aperture.
IPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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