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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 64 GBApple iPad Air 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 386.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.56 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a global score of 77.1, which is slightly better than the iPad Air's overall score of 75.5. IPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it's also just a little lighter and notably thinner than the iPad Air. Both tablets in our current comparison use the same iOS 8.x OS, so they should offer very similar operating system features.
The iPad Air and the iPad Air 2 count with extremely similar screens, both of them have a higher pixel amount per inch in the screen, the same 2048 x 1536px resolution and a display of the same size. Apple iPad Air has a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a 64-bit processor, the Apple iPad Air also counts with 1 more cpu cores (although slower) and an additional GPU.
The iPad Air 2 has a slightly better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the iPad Air 2 also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels. IPad Air 2 and iPad Air have similar storage for applications and games, they have equal internal memory.
IPad Air counts with improved battery lifetime than iPad Air 2, because it has an 8820mAh battery size against 7340mAh.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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