Apple iPad Air 2 16GB Tablet Review

Mobile/Tablets by stefan @ 2015-01-29

While we were a bit skeptical at first mostly driven by the sale price of the 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad Air 2 tablet, our impression has changed quite dramatically after using the tablet extensively on a two-week period.

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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi Specifications

Available Finishes:

 

-Silver

-Gold

-Space Gray

 

Available capacities for both types:

 

16GB, 64GB, 128GB

 

Weights and Dimensions:

 

Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)

Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)

Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)

Weight: 0.96 pound (437 g)

 

Display:

 

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Fully laminated display

Antireflective coating

 

Internal SoC:

 

A8X chip with 64-bit architecture

M8 motion coprocessor

 

Cameras, Photos and Video Recording:

 

iSight Camera

 

8MP iSight camera

Autofocus

ƒ/2.4 aperture

Five-element lens

Hybrid IR filter

Backside illumination

Improved face detection

Exposure control

Panorama (up to 43MP)

Burst mode

Tap to focus

Photo geotagging

Timer mode

 

Video Recording

 

1080p HD video recording (30 fps)

Slo-mo (120 fps)

Time-lapse video

Video image stabilization

Improved face detection

3x video zoom

Video geotagging

 

FaceTime HD Camera

 

1.2MP photos

ƒ/2.2 aperture

720p HD video recording

Backside illumination

Auto HDR photos and videos

Improved face detection

Burst mode

Exposure control

Timer mode

 

Apple Pay

 

Pay with your iPad using Touch ID in apps

 

Touch ID

 

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button

 

Wireless Characteristics

 

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO

Bluetooth 4.0 technology

 

Location

 

Digital compass

Wi-Fi

iBeacon microlocation

 

Video Calling

 

FaceTime video

iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi

 

Audio Calling

 

FaceTime audio

iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi

 

Audio Playback

 

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

User-configurable maximum volume limit

 

TV and Video

 

AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)

Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 5.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

 

Intelligent Assistant

 

Siri — Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

 

Power and Battery

 

Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

 

Sensors

 

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

 

Operating System - iOS 8

 

With amazing new capabilities and updates to features you use every day, iOS 8 is the biggest iOS release ever.

 

In the Box

 

iPad Air 2

Lightning to USB Cable

USB Power Adapter

 

 

 

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