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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Verizon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-11-10 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| 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 (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, having a overall score of 79.3 against 57.6. Although Apple iPad Air 2 is older and much heavier than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, it's construction is still way thinner. Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
IPad Air 2 features a brighter screen than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a larger display. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little faster processing unit than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 7 lesser 1.5 GHz processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air 2 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air 2 and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD both have extremely similar cameras, and although the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures, they both have a 8 MP back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air 2 features a really longer battery performance than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
The Apple iPad Air 2 costs a bit more than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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