Apple IPad Air 2

Apple IPad Air 2

General Information

  • Colors:
  • Space Gray, Silver, Gold
  • Price:
  • About 440 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, CDMA 800 / 1900
  • 3G bands:
  • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  • 4G bands:
  • LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 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) - A1567
  • Speed:
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2014, October
  • Status:
  • Available. Released 2014, October

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
  • Weight:
  • 437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)
  • SIM:
  • Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

Display

  • Type:
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size:
  • 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
  • Protection:
  • Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Platform

  • OS:
  • iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 13.1.2
  • Chipset:
  • Apple A8X (20 nm)
  • CPU:
  • Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon
  • GPU:
  • PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • No
  • Internal:
  • 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • na
  • Features:
  • HDR
  • Video:
  • 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera

  • Single:
  • 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
  • Features:
  • face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
  • Video:
  • 720p@30fps

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes, with stereo speakers
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
  • Bluetooth:
  • 4.0, A2DP, EDR
  • GPS:
  • Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
  • Radio:
  • No
  • USB:
  • 2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
  • Messaging:
  • iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
  • Browser:
  • HTML5 (Safari), Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery

  • Browser:
  • HTML5 (Safari), Non-removable Li-Po 7340 mAh battery (27.62 Wh)
  • Talk time:
  • Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Tests

  • Performance:
  • Basemark OS II: 1937 / Basemark X: 29753
  • Display:
  • Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal)
  • Camera:
  • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker:
  • Voice 75dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 78dB
  • Audio quality:
  • Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.9dB