Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Apple
          Announced
          March 2011 October 2013
          Status
          Available - March 2011 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          Black, White Space Gray, Silver
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
          (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
          240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
          (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
          Weight
          601 g (21.2 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
          2G Network
          N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE- all models
          Messaging
          , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 7.0.2
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          65.01% 71.58%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No No
          Features
          No Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No No
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          No Yes
          Edge
          No Yes
          3G
          No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          Expandable Storage
          No No

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
          Capacity
          6930 mAh (25 Wh) -
          Stand by
          Up to 720 h -
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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