iPad Air 13" (M2) vs iPad 2 (A5)

iPad Air 13" (M2) $799
iPad 2 (A5) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
M2 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
12.9" LCD IPS 2732x2048 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
M2 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6M 9,525
36%
N/A
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N/A
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10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
512MB
LPDDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.9"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2732x2048
5.6 Million Pixels
264 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
1
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM6600
3G
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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iBeacon
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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36.6Wh
9757mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
280.6 mm (11 in)
Width
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
241.2 mm (9.5 in)
Width
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
8.8 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
617 g (21.76 oz)
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Weight
601 g (21.2 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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