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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 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 iPad Air 2 is a lot better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a 79.3 score against 60.6. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad Air 2 features a way better display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a quite lower 2048 x 1536 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much greater hardware performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has 7 lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPad Air 2 takes clearer pictures and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a camera in the back with a way lower 8 mega-pixels resolution and a way smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photography.
The iPad Air 2 has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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