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Apple iPad Air 2 (2014)
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CPU
1.5GHz tri-core 64-bit ARMv8-A "Typhoon" -
RAM
2GB LPDDR3 -
Camera
8.0 MP AF -
Storage
16/32/64/128 GB -
Display
9.7" 1536x2048 pixels -
OS
iOS 8.1, up to iPadOS 15.5 -
Battery
7340mAh Li-Po
Apple iPad Air 2 (2014)
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
4.2
4.2
Pros
- Large, high-resolution 9.7-inch Retina display
- Slim and lightweight design for easy portability
- Powerful A8X chip with M8 motion coprocessor for smooth performance
- Long battery life for all-day use
- Runs iOS 8 (upgradeable to iOS 12) and has access to the App Store for a wide variety of apps
- Decent 8-megapixel camera for taking photos and videos
- Support for Siri and Touch ID
- Available in multiple storage options (16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB)
- Compatible with the first-generation Apple Pencil
- Improved front-facing camera for better FaceTime and selfies
Cons
- No water resistance or dust protection rating
- No support for split-screen multitasking in iOS 8
- Camera quality is not as good as the iPad Pro models
- No support for the Smart Connector for connecting to accessories
- No 3D Touch support
Apple iPad Air 2 (2014) Specs and Features
The Apple iPad Air 2 was released in 2014 and was a significant upgrade over its predecessor. Here are some of its specifications and features:
Display:
- 9.7-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Fully laminated display with an anti-reflective coating
- True Tone display technology
Processor:
- A8X chip with 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor
Storage:
- Available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage options
Camera:
- 8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, HDR, and 1080p HD video recording
- 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera with 720p HD video recording
Battery Life:
- Up to 10 hours of battery life
Connectivity:
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Optional LTE connectivity (cellular model only)
Design:
- Thinner and lighter than the original iPad Air, with a thickness of 6.1mm and weight of 437g
- Available in three color options: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Operating System:
- Initially released with iOS 8, now upgradable to iOS 12.5.5
Overall, the iPad Air 2 was a significant improvement over the original iPad Air, with a thinner and lighter design, a more powerful processor, improved camera capabilities, and the addition of Touch ID. It remained a popular choice for several years and is still usable for many basic tasks such as browsing the web, checking email, and running basic apps.
Here’s a summary of the technical specifications for the Apple iPad Air 2 tablet:
- Processor/CPU: 1.5GHz tri-core 64-bit ARMv8-A “Typhoon” Apple A8X
- RAM: 2 GB
- Internal Storage: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Display/Resolution: 9.7″ 1536×2048 pixels
- GPU/Graphics: PowerVR GXA6850
- Camera: 8MP
- Battery: 7340mAh Li-Po
- Colours: Space Gray, Silver, Gold
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Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Tablet Computer |
| Models |
A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4 Versions: Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (3G/LTE); Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi, w/o GPS) |
| Announced | 16 October, 2014 |
| Released | 24 October, 2014 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Predecessor | iPad Air |
| Successor | iPad Pro (9.7 inch) |
| Generation | 2nd |
Design
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Width |
240 mm (millimeters) 24 cm (centimeters) 0.787 ft (feet) 9.449 in (inches) |
| Height |
169.5 mm (millimeters) 16.95 cm (centimeters) 0.556 ft (feet) 6.673 in (inches) |
| Thickness |
6.1 mm (millimeters) 0.61 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (feet) 0.24 in (inches) |
| Volume |
248.15 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 15.07 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Weight |
444 g (grams) 0.98 lbs (pounds) 15.66 oz (ounces) 437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz) |
| Protection |
Glass front Aluminum back Aluminum frame |
| Colors |
Space Gray Silver Gold |
Network
| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Nano SIM |
| Number of SIM cards | 1 |
| GSM |
GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| CDMA |
CDMA 800 MHz CDMA 1900 MHz |
| CDMA2000 |
1xEV-DO Rev. A 1xEV-DO Rev. B |
| UMTS (3G) |
UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1700/2100 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz |
| LTE (4G) |
LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 LTE 800 MHz LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1700/2100 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 1900 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz |
Display
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | IPS LCD |
| Size | 9.7 inch |
| Resolution | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 24 bit, 16777216 colors |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 ratio |
| Display area | (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 264 PPI density |
| Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. |
Scratch-resistant glass Oleophobic coating |
| Features |
Capacitive Multi-touch Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating LED-backlit Retina display Full Lamination Technology Antireflective coating |
Media
| Audio File Formats |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) |
| Video File Formats |
AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) H.263 H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 |
| FM Radio | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | Yes |
| Audio Features |
Loudspeaker Stereo speakers MAX98304 |
Rear/Main Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Sensor type | CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
| Main cameras |
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF |
| Aperture | f/2.4 |
| Number of lenses | 5 |
| Image Resolution |
3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection Exposure compensation Self-timer IR filter |
Front/Selfie Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Main cameras |
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Video Resolution |
1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps (frames per second) |
Software
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 15.5 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Apple iPad OS |
Hardware
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple A8X, M8 motion coprocessor |
| SoC Process Technology | 20 nm (nanometers) |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | 1.5GHz tri-core 64-bit ARMv8-A "Typhoon" |
| CPU bits | 64 bit |
| CPU cores | 1 |
| CPU frequency | 1500 MHz (megahertz) |
| Level 1 cache memory (L1) |
64 KB + 64 KB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache memory (L2) |
2048 KB (kilobytes) 2 MB (megabytes) |
| Level 3 cache memory (L3) |
4096 KB (kilobytes) 4 MB (megabytes) |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) |
| GPU cores | 8 |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 2 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR3 SDRAM |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 16/32/64/128 GB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Light Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope Barometer Fingerprint Hall |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Version | 4.0 |
| Bluetooth Features Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. |
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | No |
| Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. |
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac) Dual band Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. |
(3G/LTE model only) GPS A-GPS GLONASS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch. | |
| HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
Battery or Power
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 7340 mAh, (27.62 Wh) |
| Charging Features |
Wi-Fi Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system Wi‑Fi + Cellular Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system |
| Placement | Non-removable |
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