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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 271.00 | $ 280.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 33.00mm 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is just a bit better than iPad Air, with a 79.3 score against 77.7. IPad Air 2's design is newer, a little bit lighter and extremely thinner than the iPad Air. These devices come with the same iOS 8.x OS, so they should provide the user identical OS features. IPad Air features a display that's very similar to the iPad Air 2 one, both of them have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, a display with the same size and a higher pixel count per inch of display.
IPad Air counts with a bit more powerful processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPad Air also counts with more cores (but slower) and a graphics processor. The iPad Air 2 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F2.4 aperture and the same video quality, the iPad Air 2 also has a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
IPad Air 2 and Apple iPad Air have very similar storage to store more games and applications, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage. The iPad Air counts with longer battery duration than iPad Air 2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the iPad Air.
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