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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 general score of 79.3, which is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s 71.3 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Apple iPad Air 2 is a a lot lighter portable tablet than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but they are equally thin.
IPad Air 2 features a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPad Air 2 features a lot better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixel density.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) and Apple iPad Air 2 count with similar storage capacity to store more apps and games, both have equal internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 2 counts with a little bit better camera than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution and a way smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and video.
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