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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.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 | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is way better than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), getting a 79.3 score against 65.6. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. The iPad Air 2 has a way better processing power than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air 2 has a much better looking display than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has a little bit lower pixel count per display inch, a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a quite smaller display. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) and iPad Air 2 both feature really similar storage for games and applications, both have equal internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen). IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) captures much better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way bigger aperture, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a much better (4K) video definition.
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