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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-03-25 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 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 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 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 (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 2, with an 84.6 score against 79.3. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system. Even though Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is extremely heavier than Apple iPad Air 2, it's a bit thinner and also way newer.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a quite superior hardware performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a bit sharper display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a quite lower pixels number in each screen inch.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a better camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a back camera with a way higher resolution and a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s storage for apps and games is very similar to the iPad Air 2 one, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 2, because it has a 32% more battery capacity.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPad Air 2, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad Air 2. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), otherwise you can save some dollars and get the iPad Air 2, giving up some features and specs.
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