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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 2, getting a general score of 81.4 against 79.3. The Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS. Apple iPad Air (2022) is a just a little bit heavier tablet than Apple iPad Air 2, but both of them have the same thickness.
The iPad Air 2 features a little more vivid display than iPad Air (2022), although it has a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a quite smaller screen, they both have the same display density. Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with a greater performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
IPad Air 2 counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal memory. The iPad Air 2 has a much longer battery life than iPad Air (2022). Apple iPad Air 2 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than iPad Air (2022), although it has a much tinier aperture which is not good for shooting photos and video in low-light environments and a way lower resolution back facing camera.
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