iPad Air 2 (A8X, Late 2014) vs iPad (A4, Early 2010)

iPad Air 2 (A8X, Late 2014) $499
iPad (A4, Early 2010) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
A8X
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
2GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
16GB
Storage
16GB
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048×1536 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch
CPU Image
A8X
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
A8X vs A4 (iPad) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
230.4 GFLOPS FP32
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N/A
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2 GFLOPS FP32
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PowerVR GX6850 A8X vs PowerVR SGX535 A4 Full Specs Comparison
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
256MB
LPDDR-400
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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16GB
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16GB
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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Area
45.2 in² (291.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Area
45.2 in² (291.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2048×1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
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Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Features
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Microphones
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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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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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
10W
5.10V
2.10A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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Removable Cable
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27.6Wh
7340mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
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
240 mm (9.4 in)
Width
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Height
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Width
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Depth
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
437 g (15.41 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 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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Change Comparison