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Lenovo ThinkPad 8
128 GBApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 449.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 273 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8, having a 79.3 score against 64.2. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with Windows 8.1 OS. IPad Air 2 is a much thinner and just a little lighter tablet than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a bit more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 also counts with 3 more cpu cores.
IPad Air 2 features just a bit better looking display than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, because although it has a just a little worse amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a larger screen. The iPad Air 2 takes way better pictures and videos than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Both of them have a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition.
The Apple iPad Air 2's storage for games and applications is very similar to Lenovo ThinkPad 8's one, and although the Apple iPad Air 2 has no slot for SD memory cards, they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery life than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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