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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2022-10-26 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is a bit better than the Apple iPad (2022), getting a 79.3 score against 74.7. Although the Apple iPad Air 2 is a lot older than the Apple iPad (2022), it's construction is much thinner and a bit lighter. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x OS.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little more vivid display than iPad (2022), although it has a little bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution and a little smaller display, they both have a better pixels count in each inch of display. The iPad Air 2 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than iPad (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad (2022) counts with a superior processor than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPad (2022) also has a larger number of cores. The iPad Air 2 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPad (2022). Apple iPad (2022) has a much better camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a lot bigger aperture, a much better video resolution and a camera in the back with way more MP.
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