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iPod, iPhone, & iPad

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Model

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi

iPad 9.7" 5th Wi-Fi

iPad 10.2" 8th Wi-Fi

Model Specs

Complete Specs

Comparison Q&A

Series Q&A

Buy This

Buy This iPad or Trade-In Yours

Sell This

Sell This iPad

Upgrade This

Headphones for This iPad

Introduction Date

October 16, 2014

March 21, 2017*

September 15, 2020

Discontinued Date

March 21, 2017*

March 27, 2018

September 14, 2021

Storage

16, 32, 64, 128 GB*

32, 128 GB

Song Capacity

N/A*

Photo Capacity

N/A*

Processors (Cores)

1 (3 Cores)

1 (2 Cores)

1 (6 Cores)

Geekbench 2 64

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 32

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 32

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 64

1791

2542

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 64

4403

4424

N/A

Geekbench 4 SC

1796

2547

4807

Geekbench 4 MC

4176

4408

11242

Geekbench 5 SC

378

553

1111

Geekbench 5 MC

1049

1026

2120

Processor Speed

1.5 GHz*

1.8 GHz*

2.49 GHz*

Processor Type

Apple A8X

Apple A9

Apple A12 Bionic

Motherboard RAM

2 GB*

3 GB*

Display

9.7" Color*

10.2" Color*

Resolution

2048x1536 (264 ppi)

2160x1620 (264 ppi)

Standard Wi-Fi

802.11ac (HT80)*

Standard Bluetooth

4.2**

4.2

Housing Color

Black or White*

USB

Sync & Charge (Lightning)

Input Type

Multi-touch

Form Factor

iPad Air 2

iPad (5th Gen)

iPad (8th Gen)

Apple Subfamily

iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi)

iPad 5th Gen (Wi-Fi)

iPad 8th Gen (Wi-Fi)

Order Number

MGLW2LL/A*

MP2G2LL/A*

MYLA2LL/A*

Model Number

A1566

A1822

A2270

EMC Number

2822*

3017*

3574*

Model Identifier

iPad5,3

iPad6,11

iPad11,6

Battery Type

Lithium Polymer (27.3 Whr)

Lithium Polymer (32.4 Whr)

Battery Life

10 Hours*

Mobile Data

Wi-Fi Only*

Camera

8 Megapixels**

USB Support

Sync & Charge (Lightning)

Firewire Support

None

Original iOS

iOS 8.1 (12B410)

iOS 10.3 (14E277)

iPadOS 14.0 (18A373)

Maximum iOS

iPadOS 15.x*

iPadOS 16.x*

Current

Mac OS X Support

Mac OS X 10.6.8

Mac OS X 10.8.5

Mac OS X 10.11.6

Windows Support

Windows XP SP2/Vista/7/8

Windows 7+

Dimensions

9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24

9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29

9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29

Avg Weight

0.96 lbs. (437 g)

1.03 lbs. (469 g)

1.08 lbs. (490 g)

Original Price

US$499, US$599, US$699*

US$329, US$429*

Est Current Retail

US$125-US$200

US$100-US$150

US$250-US$300

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