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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-05-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), getting a 79.3 score against 62.8. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though iPad Air 2 is much older than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), it's construction is just a bit lighter and incredibly thinner.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a better screen than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) has a bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Air 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) counts with a little better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Apple iPad Air 2 shoots way better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lot better resolution back facing camera.
IPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021).
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