Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple iPad Air 2

Announced On:October, 2014

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Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Air (2022)

Announced On:March, 2022

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Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Air 2	Apple iPad Air (2022)

Price
EUR: €440	EUR: €550
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)	461 g (Wi-Fi) / 462 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Models
A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4	A2589, A2591, iPad13,16, iPad13,17

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	10.9 inches, 359.2 cm² (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 A1567	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2589
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2589, A2591

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM 128GB ROM, 2GB RAM	64GB ROM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
HDR	HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features: face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30/60fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 8.1	iPadOS 15.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 15.7	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A8X (20 nm)	Apple M1
CPU
Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon	Octa-core (4x3.2 GHz & 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)	Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark X: 29753

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 Wh)	Li-Ion (28.6 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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