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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is better than the iPad 2, with a general score of 71.7 against 62.1. IPad Air (2020) is a extremely newer tablet device, and it is also noticeably lighter and thinner than the iPad 2. The iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad 2, because it has way more pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit larger screen and a much better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a much faster CPU than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and a higher number of cores.
The iPad Air (2020) features a lot better camera than iPad 2, because it has a way bigger aperture to take better low-light captures, a way better 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. The Apple iPad 2 and iPad Air (2020) count with very similar storage capacity to store more apps and games, they have equal internal memory.
The Apple iPad 2 features a really longer battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
The Apple iPad Air (2020) costs a lot more money than Apple iPad 2, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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