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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-07-15 | 2014-10-16 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 399.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.25 | 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 | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is a lot better than the iPod touch 6th generation, having a 79.3 score against 65.6. Both of these tablets include iOS OS, but iPad Air 2 has 8.x version while iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x, so it provides a lot of extra features. The iPad Air 2 is a incredibly heavier portable tablet than the iPod touch 6th generation, but both of them are equally thin.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a greater performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and 1 GB more RAM memory. IPad Air 2 features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a little worse display pixels density, it also counts with a way larger display and a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a little bit better camera than iPod touch 6th generation. Both of them have a F2.4 camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same video definition and the same resolution back-facing camera. The iPad Air 2's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as iPod touch 6th generation's one, they have equal internal memory.
IPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery performance than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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