The iPad Air 2 and iPad Air are almost identical on the outside, but internally they are totally different. To find out what makes the two different from each other, below you can find the quick review of both devices.

Display

The iPad Air 2 has almost the same dimensions as its predecessor, "the same height of 240mm and width of 169.5mm, only it became thinner from 7.5mm to 6.1mm."

In terms of display, the iPad Air 2 uses the same screen as with its predecessor the iPad Air, an LED-backlit IPS LCD sized at 9.7inches, with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a pixel density of 264 ppi.

Hardware

Under the hood, the iPad Air comes equipped with a 64-bit A7 dual core 1.3 GHz Cyclone processor with an M7 co-processor and a PowerVR G6430 graphics, with 1 GB of RAM.

In comparison, the iPad Air 2 comes with a 64 bit A8X Triple-core 1.5 GHz processor with an M8 co-processor and a 2 GH of RAM.

Both tablets have the same connectivity options: Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, MIMO and Wi-Fi.

Camera

The iPad Air 2 offers a 1.2MP front-facing camera with a 720 pixels video capture. Furthermore, "the old 5MP back camera from the iPad Air received more megapixels, so the Air 2 has an 8MP back shooter." It features slow-mo video recording capabilities and new Burst mode.

Battery and Price

As for the battery capacity, the iPad Air offers a Li-Po 8600 mAh battery, while the Air 2 comes with a Li-Po battery (27.3 Wh) battery, with the same life duration of 10 hours.

Meanwhile, the price of iPad Air 2 is around $499 and the iPad Air costs $399.