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Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 Space Gray
The 9.7-inch 2048x1536 IPS display remains sharp and color-accurate for a tablet of its era, driven by Apple's A8 chip and 2GB of RAM. Its slim 435g build and 64GB of storage made it a portable media and sketching device with stylus support. This refurbished model is best for casual readers and digital artists seeking an affordable entry into the Apple ecosystem for light creative work.
CPU Apple Ax
RAM 2 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iOS
stylus Yes
21 Overall Score
Price $90
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple Ax |
| Cores | 2 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | Microsoft Surface Pro 7 | UMIDIGI Active T1 | VekfulPC T60 Pro | MENTUME K70 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple Ax | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | 2000 MHz | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz | Apple M2 |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 6 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 11" | 13.4" | 10.1" | 11" 2560x1600 |
| OS | iOS | Windows 10 Home | Android | Android 15 | Android 15 | Android 10 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | true | true | false | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 9.7" 2 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 66.7 | 30.7 | 50.7 | 28.7 | 16.1 | 19.6 |
| 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 |
| MENTUME K70 Compare | 84.6 | 79.5 | 91.6 | 49.1 | 63.4 | 88.4 | 51.9 | 78.1 | 84.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 Compare | 65.7 | 64 | 50.9 | 81.3 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 64.7 | 96.3 | 91.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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