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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 |
| 0000-00-00 | 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
IPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is much better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s overall score of 71.3. IPad Air 2 is a notably lighter device than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but they have the same thickness. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a much smaller screen and a lot lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Air 2's storage to install games and applications is just as good as iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 2 features a much faster CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 6 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPad Air 2 has a slightly better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture and a lot less MP resolution back facing camera.
The iPad Air 2 features a way better battery duration than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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