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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 63.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Lenovo |
| iOS 8.x | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-10-16 | 2017-09-18 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.29 x 4.84 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 221.00 | $ 230.00 |
| 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 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 7.48 |
| 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4850mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 74.2, which is better than the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus's global score of 63.1. Apple iPad Air 2's design is somewhat thinner than Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, although it's much heavier and was released many years before. Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus comes with Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has a little bit better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus also counts with a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a more vivid screen than Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse pixels quantity in each inch of screen, it also counts with a quite better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a bigger screen.
The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air 2, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory, the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a really longer battery life than Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, because it has a 51% larger battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a better camera than Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus. Both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same resolution camera.
Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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