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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a general score of 79.3 against 69.6. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Air 2 has a way better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as iPad Air 2, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 2 has a much faster processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger aperture and a back camera with a much better 12 MP resolution. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit better battery life than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
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