Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 Gold
The A8X chip and 9.7-inch 2048x1536 Retina display deliver sharp visuals in a thin 288-gram body. Its Touch ID fingerprint sensor and 10-hour battery life add practical security and all-day usability. This tablet is best for casual users who prioritize a lightweight design for reading and media consumption over productivity tasks.
CPU Apple A8X
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iOS
30 Overall Score
Price CA$0
No listings available
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (3rd percentile)
- Below average connectivity (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | No |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.6 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple A8X | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | 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" 2 | 36.6 | 38.2 | 31.1 | 70.9 | 32.2 | 35.9 | 54.9 | 25.4 | 3.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 93.3 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.4 | 66.8 | 92.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 76.6 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 93.7 | 48.5 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 | 85.4 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.6 | 63.2 | 85.4 |
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations6
iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 2Apple M2 2GB64GBSilverCA$125iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 22.4 GHz1GB64GBGoldCA$185iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 21.50GHz2GB16GBSpace GrayCA$189iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 22.4 GHz16GB16GBSpace GrayCA$269iPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 21.50GHz2GB16GBSpace GrayiPad Air 9.7" iPad Air 2Apple M2 4GB64GBGold
