Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Air (2019)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | March 2019 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Available - March 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) | 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 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), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) | - Fingerprint Sensor Stylus support |
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] | 10.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) | 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.58% | 78.11% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 8.1 | iOS 12.1.3 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] | Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 64/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
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) | 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) HDR, 1080p@30fps [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 | |
| 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 (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | 5.0, A2DP, EDR |
| 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 | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 | 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 8600 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |