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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2017-06-09 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 1079.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch is better than iPad Air 2, getting an 88.9 score against 79.3. The Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch construction has the same thickness than the iPad Air 2, but it's just a little heavier. The iPad Air 2 counts with a bit better display than Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch, although it has a quite smaller display, a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display.
IPad Pro 10.5-inch has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has more internal memory. IPad Pro 10.5-inch counts with a bit more powerful CPU than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has just a little better battery life than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has an 11 percent larger battery size. IPad Pro 10.5-inch shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a camera in the back with a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution, a way bigger aperture to capture better low light images and a lot higher video resolution.
Although iPad Pro 10.5-inch is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPad Air 2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPad Air 2. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get iPad Air 2, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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