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iPad Air 2iPad Air 2 From $499 iPad Air (4th generation)iPad Air (4th generation) From $599
Overview
Released Oct 24, 2014Oct 23, 2020
Launch price $499$599
Chip Apple A8X, 1.5 GHz triple-coreApple A14 Bionic
Status VintageDiscontinued
Display
Size 9.7-inch 10.9-inch
Type Retina LED-backlit IPS, laminated with anti-reflective coating Liquid Retina IPS, laminated, True Tone, wide color (P3)
Resolution 2048 x 1536 (264 ppi) 2360 x 1640 (264 ppi)
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Brightness - 500 nits
Chip
Chip Apple A8X, 1.5 GHz triple-core 64-bit Apple A14 Bionic, 6-core CPU, 4-core GPU
Coprocessor Apple M8 motion coprocessor 16-core Neural Engine
Memory
RAM 2 GB 4 GB
Storage options 16GB, 64GB, 128GB 64GB, 256GB
Camera
Rear camera 8 MP iSight, 1080p video, slo-mo at 120 fps 12 MP f/1.8, 4K video at 60 fps
Front camera 1.2 MP FaceTime HD 7 MP
Battery
Battery life Up to 10 hours of web, video or music Up to 10 hours of web, video or music
Capacity About 27.3 Wh About 28.6 Wh
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Cellular Optional 4G LTE model Optional Gigabit-class LTE model
Connector Lightning USB-C
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Accessories
Apple Pencil Not supported Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
Keyboard Bluetooth keyboards and third-party cases Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio
Design
Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight 437 g (Wi-Fi), 444 g (cellular) 458 g (Wi-Fi), 460 g (cellular)
Security
Authentication Touch ID fingerprint sensor Touch ID in the top button
Software
Launch OS iOS 8.1 iPadOS 14
Latest supported OS iPadOS 15.8.x iPadOS 27 (still supported)
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