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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s general score of 72.3. Apple iPad Air 2's design has the same thickness than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but it is a little bit lighter. Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536, it also counts with a little bit better pixels number in each display inch. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad Air 2 feature quite similar memory to install applications and games, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 2 features a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 7 lesser CPU cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air 2 takes clearer videos and photos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution and a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking photos or videos in low-light situations.
IPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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