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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), having a score of 79.3 against 65. The Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. Although the Apple iPad Air 2 is notably older and a lot heavier than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), it's body is still a little bit thinner.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a bit worse display density and a little bit lower 2048 x 1536px resolution, it also counts with a bigger display. Apple iPad Air 2 has a much more powerful CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPad Air 2 features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage. The iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way bigger aperture, a lot higher video resolution and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The iPad Air 2 has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 5078mAh.
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