Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 Silver 2014
The 10-inch Retina display and stylus support make this a capable, affordable canvas for digital sketching and note-taking. Its thin, light aluminum unibody and keyboard connector offer a portable typing experience that belies its refurbished status. This device is best for casual artists and students who need a basic, budget-friendly tablet for drawing and light productivity tasks.
CPU 1.5 GHz none
RAM 16 GB
Storage 16 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
Battery 27 Wh
49 Overall Score
Price CA$269
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (3rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (5th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 1.5 GHz none |
| Cores | 2 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR2 |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| Battery | 27 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | DOOGEE U11 | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33670 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.5 GHz none | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | Unisoc | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 16 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 12.4" 2800x1752 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" | 12" 2196x1464 |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 16 | Windows 11 Home |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | false | true | false |
| Battery (Wh) | 27 | - | - | - | - | 38 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 87.4 | 70.2 | 94.5 | 87.8 | 3.1 | 32.4 | 67.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR Compare | 70 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 95.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 92.8 | 96.2 | 92.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 84.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.4 | 92.4 |
| DOOGEE U11 Compare | 71.3 | 68.2 | 87.4 | 61.7 | 84.4 | 89.4 | 54.3 | 88.2 | 88.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33670 Compare | 98.5 | 1.7 | 92.9 | 68.1 | 98.1 | 70.1 | 83.5 | 93.1 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$269
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