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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is a bit better than the Apple iPad (2022), with a general score of 79.3 against 74.7. Even though iPad Air 2 is notably older than the Apple iPad (2022), it's body is extremely thinner and a bit lighter. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad (2022), although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse 2048 x 1536 resolution, they both have a higher pixel quantity per inch of screen. The Apple iPad (2022) counts with a better processing power than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the Apple iPad (2022) also has a higher number of faster cores.
Apple iPad (2022) counts with a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a much bigger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. IPad Air 2 features a superior memory to install games and applications than iPad (2022), because it has more internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a really longer battery life than Apple iPad (2022).
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