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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2024-05-07 | 2014-10-16 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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 |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s overall score of 71.3. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad Air 2 is a much lighter tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but both of them have the same thickness.
IPad Air 2 has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a way worse resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better display density. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much faster processor than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a much smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures and videos in poorly lited situations and a way less megapixels back camera. IPad Air 2 has as much storage to install applications and games as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) one, both have equal internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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