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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-03-27 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 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
IPad Air 2 is a little bit better than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), with a score of 79.3 against 77. The iPad Air 2 is an much older tablet than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), but it is thinner and a little lighter anyway. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a sharper screen than iPad 9.7-inch (2018). Both have a screen with the same size, the same display pixel density and the same exact 2048 x 1536 resolution.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s storage to store more apps and games is very similar to iPad Air 2's one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a little better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also counts with a higher number of cores.
The iPad Air 2 captures slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018). Both of them have the same video frame rate, a back facing camera with an 8 megapixels, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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