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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M4 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s overall score of 76.6. The iPad Air 2 is a just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter portable tablet than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024). IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much powerful processor than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPad Air 2 features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a little bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a quite worse number of pixels per display inch and a little smaller screen.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) captures much better photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way higher (4K) video resolution, a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and a way better 12 MP resolution camera.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better battery performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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