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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple M2 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 10.72 |
| 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 Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is just a bit better than iPad Air 2, with a overall score of 80.2 against 79.3. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system. Even though Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is extremely newer than the iPad Air 2, it's just a little thicker and noticeably heavier.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior processor than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and 6 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features just a bit better looking display than iPad Air 2, because it has a better resolution of 2048 x 2732px, a little bit more pixels per display inch and a really bigger screen.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features as much storage capacity for games and applications as the Apple iPad Air 2 one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a better camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a much higher video quality and a much larger aperture.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a really longer battery duration than iPad Air 2, because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
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