Global Score | |
74.2 | 68.2 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Apple |
iOS 8.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
2014-10-16 | 2012-03-07 |
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
15.41 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
Gold and Gray | Black and White |
Aluminium | -- |
$ 231.00 | $ 395.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8.2 | 8 |
Performance | |
Apple A8X chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
8.82 | 7.83 |
Storage | |
16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
4.4 | 4.4 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
31.00mm focal length | 35.00mm 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 | 7.81 |
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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
6.7 | 6.9 |
Battery Life | |
7340mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
8.56 | 11.2 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 74.2, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 3's general score of 68.2. Both of these tablets come with iOS OS, but Apple iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 3 has iOS 7.x, giving a couple nice extra features. Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer tablet device, and it is also much lighter and much thinner than Apple iPad 3.
The iPad Air 2 features a bit more vivid screen than iPad 3. They have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a same size screen and the same screen density. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a greater hardware performance than iPad 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air 2 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air 2 and the iPad 3 count with incredibly similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have the same 16 GB internal memory.
The iPad 3 counts with a much better battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has a 11560mAh battery size.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making it an easy decision.
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