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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a bit better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s 73.2 overall score. The iPad Air 2 is an noticeably older tablet device than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but Apple could make it somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a better CPU than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has 5 more cores. The iPad Air 2 has a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it has a little smaller screen, a bit worse 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and a little inferior pixel number in each inch in the display.
IPad Air 2 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air 2. Both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a same size camera aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a same resolution camera.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with just a little better battery duration than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
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