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 2.4 GHz
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 (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (3rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2.4 GHz |
| Cores | 2 |
| GPU | integrated_graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| 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 S11 | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.4 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 16 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 1024 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 27 | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 88 | 71.5 | 94.9 | 88.6 | 3.1 | 36.3 | 68.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.5 | 81.6 | 93.5 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.6 | 66.9 | 92.8 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.5 | 81.6 | 98.9 | 87.4 | 69.3 | 89.6 | 79.8 | 85.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.2 | 96.9 | 78.5 | 94 | 91.7 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 79.8 | 92.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 99.7 | 1.6 | 93.2 | 95.1 | 99.8 | 86.6 | 97.8 | 93.6 | 92.8 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 85.2 | 81.5 | 88 | 30.4 | 89.1 | 80.5 | 55.3 | 89.1 | 72.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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