Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 Space Gray 2014
The Apple A8X chip and 9.7-inch display still deliver a smooth, lightweight tablet experience at just 465g, with the added utility of cellular LTE connectivity. This refurbished unit offers 64GB of storage and very good cosmetics at an accessible price point, including an aftermarket charger. It is best for students or casual readers who need a portable, secondary device for basic tasks and media consumption.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 9.7"
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 29 Wh
50 Overall Score
Price $100
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong cpu (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average screen (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | Lenovo Idea Tab Plus | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | Xiaomi Redmi Pad 25040RP0AL | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Samsung | 2.2 GHz | MediaTek | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" | 12.1" 2560x1600 | 10.9" 2304x1440 | 13.4" | 11" 2560x1600 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 15 | Android 13 | Android 15 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | false | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | 67.9 | 67 | 67 | 30 | 96.1 | 74.5 | 30 | 70.7 | 15 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Plus Compare | 58.8 | 96.8 | 67 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 89.7 | 66.2 | 66.7 | 91.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 67 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 96.6 | 83.7 | 79.6 | 95.5 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.6 | 63.2 | 85.4 |
| Xiaomi Redmi Pad 25040RP0AL Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 82.5 | 87.7 | 33.3 | 74.6 | 66.7 | 97.7 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 87.6 | 30 | 89.1 | 79.7 | 54.9 | 89.2 | 72 |
Price
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