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Apple iPad 9.7 vs Apple iPad Air 2

Price Comparison (India)

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
March 2017 October 2014
Status
Available - March 2017 Available - October 2014
Price
Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight
469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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) LTE
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
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

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Barometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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