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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 999.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 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-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 |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s 76.6 overall score. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. The iPad Air 2 design is just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a way better screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a little smaller display and a just a little worse display density. IPad Air 2 has a much powerful processor than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has less RAM and 7 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a lot larger aperture to take better low light images and video, a camera with a much better resolution and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
IPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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