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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| 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 Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is better than the Apple iPad (2020)'s overall score of 66.6. The Apple iPad Air 2 body is somewhat lighter and extremely thinner than the Apple iPad (2020), despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before. IPad Air 2 counts with a bit better display than iPad (2020), although it has a just a bit lower pixels amount in each display inch, a bit smaller screen and a bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution.
IPad Air 2 counts with much more storage to install applications and games than iPad (2020), because it has more internal memory. The Apple iPad (2020) has a faster CPU than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bits CPU, the Apple iPad (2020) also has more cpu cores. The iPad Air 2 takes clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad (2020). Both have the same camera aperture, a same resolution camera in the back, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad (2020).
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to others.
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