Apple iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 2 Space Gray
The 9.7-inch 2048x1536 IPS display remains sharp and color-accurate for a tablet of its era, driven by Apple's A8 chip and 2GB of RAM. Its slim 435g build and 64GB of storage made it a portable media and sketching device with stylus support. This refurbished model is best for casual readers and digital artists seeking an affordable entry into the Apple ecosystem for light creative work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple Ax |
| Cores | 2 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 + HS |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple Ax | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 512 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | iOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 2 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 66.5 | 30.6 | 50.7 | 28.8 | 15.7 | 19.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 80.8 | 95.9 | 93 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.1 | 99.2 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 80.8 | 98.7 | 85.9 | 64.4 | 89.5 | 78 | 84.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.4 | 90.4 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 99.1 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 47.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 77.2 | 91.9 | 91 | 99.7 | 64.7 | 96.2 | 91.4 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 93.9 | 91 | 96 | 41.8 | 30.6 | 94 | 89.5 | 71.3 | 55.9 |
Usage Scores
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