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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.52 |
| 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 a global score of 79.3, which is a lot better than iPad 9.7-inch's overall score of 65.4. These tablets use iOS operating system, but the iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version and iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x version. The iPad Air 2 construction is incredibly thinner and a little lighter than iPad 9.7-inch, even though it was released many years before.
The iPad Air 2 has a sharper display than iPad 9.7-inch. They have a display with the same size, the same exact 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and a greater amount of pixels per display inch. The iPad Air 2 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features just a little better hardware performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity.
IPad Air 2 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. Both of them have a same resolution camera, a same size aperture, the same video frame rate and the same video definition.
Apple iPad Air 2 costs more than the iPad 9.7-inch, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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