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Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 Space Gray 2014
The 9.7-inch iPad Air 2’s Apple A8X chip and 2048x1536 IPS display support stylus input, while its Certified Refurbished status ensures a tested, functional unit with a 90-day warranty. At 712g with LTE and a keyboard connector, it balances portability with productivity-ready features. Best for casual artists or note-takers needing a reliable budget tablet for light sketching and media consumption.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 64 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
67 Overall Score
Price $99
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong battery (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 4 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.6 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X700NZSAXAR | Microsoft Surface Pro 7 | UMIDIGI Active T1 | VekfulPC T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 2.5 GHz Snapdragon | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | 2000 MHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 128 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 11" | 13.4" |
| OS | iOS | Android 14 | Android 12 | Windows 10 Home | Android | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | true | false | false | true | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | 65.7 | 89 | 99.5 | 61.7 | 73.3 | 57.1 | 28.7 | 86.1 | 71.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Compare | 84.6 | 79.5 | 77.3 | 91.9 | 91 | 99.6 | 64.7 | 96.3 | 91.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X700NZSAXAR Compare | 95.5 | 93.5 | 65.6 | 75.6 | 79.1 | 99.9 | 64.7 | 78.1 | 94.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Compare | 93 | 87.6 | 65.6 | 76.3 | 30.7 | 80.6 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 64.5 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.6 | 79.5 | 87.9 | 26.2 | 87.8 | 77.2 | 51.9 | 88 | 71.2 |
| VekfulPC T60 Pro Compare | 92.6 | 87.2 | 65.6 | 58.1 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 73.6 | 59.4 | 56.7 |
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