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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 71.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x | Android 13 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2023-11-20 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 22.29 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 194 pixels per inch |
| -- | 350 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is better than the Blackview Tab 18's global score of 71.2. The Apple iPad Air 2 is an noticeably older tablet device than the Blackview Tab 18, but it's much lighter and a lot thinner anyway. The Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Blackview Tab 18 works with Android 13 operating system.
The Blackview Tab 18 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The iPad Air 2 has a more vivid screen than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a slightly higher 2048 x 1536 resolution.
Blackview Tab 18 features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air 2, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1 TB. The Apple iPad Air 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a way lower resolution back camera.
Blackview Tab 18 features longer battery performance than iPad Air 2, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
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