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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s 74.8 global score. The iPad Air 2 is a noticeably heavier tablet than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but both of them have the same thickness. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system.
The iPad Air 2 has an extremely better CPU than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has 7 less CPU cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPad Air 2 has a much sharper display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a way lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a just a little lower pixel density and a really smaller screen.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a slightly better camera than iPad Air 2, because it has a camera with lot more MP and a way better video resolution. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a way better battery duration than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the iPad Air 2 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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