Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad 9.7

Apple iPad Air 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 March 2017
Status Available - October 2014 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 10.3
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)