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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 61 |
| 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 | -- |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is a lot better than iPad mini (7th Gen), with a 79.3 score against 61. Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while iPad mini (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much greater processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has a little worse pixel density and a little lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a larger display. Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a lot bigger aperture for better low light photography and video, a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
IPad Air 2 features a much greater storage to install applications and games than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 has a very superior battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen).
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