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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 2, having a general score of 86.4 against 79.3. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body is way newer and just a bit thinner, but also a little heavier than Apple iPad Air 2. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system.
The iPad Air 2 counts with just a bit better display than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), although it has a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536, a just a little less pixels per display inch and a bit smaller display. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a much better camera than iPad Air 2, because it has a lot bigger aperture, a camera in the back with a much better 12 MP resolution and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) count with incredibly similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, they have equal 128 GB internal storage.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with just a bit better battery duration than iPad Air 2, because it has a 3 percent larger battery size.
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