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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a general score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than the iPad Air 2's overall score of 79.3. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a notably newer and just a bit thinner device than the iPad Air 2, although it's also a little heavier. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a quite superior processing power than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), although it has a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower quantity of pixels per display inch.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s storage to install applications and games is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 2 one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way better video resolution, a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a way bigger camera aperture.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit better battery performance than iPad Air 2, because it has a 3% greater battery size.
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