Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPad 4: specs comparison
They might not have grown in size, but Apple's hot-out-of-the-oven new iPads are surely top notch when it comes to internal hardware prowess (compared to their predecessors, that is). Both tablets have been refreshed with an Apple A8X chipset, a custom version of the 64-bit Apple A8 SoC found inside the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which is a first for Apple and cements the future-proofness of its brand new tablets.
Frankly said, the improvements are not many, but they are mostly spot on. As we said, they sport most of the bells and whistles that the latest two generations of iPhones had in store, such as the Touch ID fingerprint sensor under the home button, support for Apple's Pay on-the-move payment system, and several other novelties. Then again, are these improvements enough to deem the new iPad Air vastly superior to its predecessor? Or the new slate is nothing but a minor improvement over last year's Apple iPad Air?
(241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm)
(240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm)
(240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm)
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
We decided to pit the new iPad Air 2 against its prequel and see what's happening specs-wise. We've also thrown in the older Apple iPad 4 for a good measure as well.
Display
Size
Technology
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
65.03 %
71.65 %
71.65 %
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Hardware
System chip
Apple A6X
Apple A7
Apple A8X
Processor
GPU
PowerVR SGX554
PowerVR G6430
PowerVR GXA6850
RAM
Internal storage
128GB
128GB
128GB
OS
iOS (10.x, 9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x)
iOS (12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x, 7.x)
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x)
Battery
Capacity
8820 mAh
7340 mAh
Camera
Rear
Single camera
Single camera
Single camera
Main camera
Specifications
Aperture size: F2.4
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal length: 33 mm
Focal length: 33 mm
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal length: 31 mm
Focal length: 31 mm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Recording format
H.264, MOV
H.264, MOV
Features
EIS
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling
Front
1.2 MP
1.2 MP
1.2 MP
Video capture
1280x720 (HD)
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Design
Dimensions
(241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm)
(240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm)
(240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm)
Weight
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
the average is 18.2 oz (521 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Buyers information
Price
$ 799
$ 929
$ 829
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