Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2021)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced October 2014 September 2015 September 2021
Status Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Silver, 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)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 487 g / 498 g (17.18 oz / 17.57 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM, eSIM
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
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), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.93 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
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
Stylus support (1st gen only)
Siri natural language commands and dictation

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9 iPadOS 15
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches 5.5 inches 10.2 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 67.51% 73.68%
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

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) 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [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 (CA)
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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 Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic 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) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 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 (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh 2915 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia)