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Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
March 2011 October 2013
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black, White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight
601 g (21.2 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE- all models
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.01% 71.58%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 7.0.2
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
No Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity
6930 mAh (25 Wh) -
Stand by
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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