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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than Apple iPad Air (2020), with a score of 79.3 against 71.7. The Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, while Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 is a a little lighter device than the Apple iPad Air (2020), but they have the same thickness.
IPad Air (2020) features a superior performance than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the iPad Air (2020) also has 5 more cores. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air (2020), although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536px, they both have the same display pixel density.
IPad Air 2 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2020) takes much better videos and photos than iPad Air 2, because it has a way bigger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
IPad Air 2 features a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad Air 2 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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