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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is much better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a 79.3 score against 69.6. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. Apple iPad Air 2 has a much more powerful processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with an incredibly better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and the iPad Air 2 both have very similar storage to install applications and games, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad Air 2, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels, a way larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has just a little bit longer battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has a 7606mAh battery capacity instead of 7340mAh.
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