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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 just a bit better than Google Nexus 9's 74.5 overall score. Although iPad Air 2 and Google Nexus 9 were only released 0 months apart, iPad Air 2's design is a little bit heavier but extremely thinner. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 OS.
Google Nexus 9 features a bit better looking display than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels per display inch. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Google Nexus 9 has just a little better processing power than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and a 64-bit processor, the Google Nexus 9 also has 1 more cpu cores. The iPad Air 2 features a little better battery life than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better camera than Google Nexus 9. They have the same resolution back facing camera, the same camera aperture, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate.
Apple iPad Air 2 costs a bit more money than Google Nexus 9, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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