Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced March 2011 March 2012 October 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2012 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) 652 g (23 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 5 iOS 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP4 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G No No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 42.5 Wh 8600 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)