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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2011-02-14 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.80 x 6.61 x 0.51 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the Motorola XOOM's 55.9 global score. The iPad Air 2 construction is a lot newer, notably lighter and noticeably thinner than Motorola XOOM. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Motorola XOOM comes with Android 4.0 OS. The iPad Air 2 features a quite better hardware performance than Motorola XOOM, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air 2 features a way better screen than Motorola XOOM, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of screen and a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536px. IPad Air 2 has a superior storage to install applications and games than Motorola XOOM, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 has a way better camera than Motorola XOOM, because it has a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels and a way better video resolution. IPad Air 2 has a very superior battery performance than Motorola XOOM.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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