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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| -- | 15.41 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 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 | |
| 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is way better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s 65.4 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. IPad Air 2 features a much better hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPad Air 2 features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lot lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a way smaller screen and a bit less pixels per inch of screen. The iPad Air 2's storage to store more apps and games is just as good as Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a superior camera than iPad Air 2, because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera, a much better (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera aperture for better low-light images and video. IPad Air 2 counts with a way better battery performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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