Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPad 9.7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 September 2015 March 2017
Status Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 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) 143 g (5.04 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
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
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)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9 iOS 10.3
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 4.7 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 65.45% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 8 MP
Flash No Real-tone Flash No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, 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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [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 Yes
Edge Yes 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 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 v4.1, A2DP, LE 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh 1715 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia)