Screen size
iPad 2 CDMA9.7"
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+12%
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 17-2.
Measured wins
iPad 2 CDMA
2
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
iPad Air 11 (2026)
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iPad 2 CDMA
CDMA / EVDO
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPad 2 CDMA
CDMA 800 / 1900
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad 2 CDMA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Speed
iPad 2 CDMA
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
4G bands
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
LTE
5G bands
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
Announced
iPad 2 CDMA
2011, March. Released 2011, March
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
Status
iPad 2 CDMA
Discontinued
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
Dimensions
iPad 2 CDMA
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
iPad 2 CDMA
607 g (1.34 lb)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
SIM
iPad 2 CDMA
Mini-SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
Build
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Other
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
Type
iPad 2 CDMA
IPS LCD
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
iPad 2 CDMA
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad 2 CDMA
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Protection
iPad 2 CDMA
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
OS
iPad 2 CDMA
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 9.2.1
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
Chipset
iPad 2 CDMA
Apple A5 (45 nm)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
CPU
iPad 2 CDMA
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
iPad 2 CDMA
PowerVR SGX543MP2
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad 2 CDMA
No
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
Internal
iPad 2 CDMA
16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
Single
iPad 2 CDMA
0.7 MP
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
iPad 2 CDMA
720p@30fps
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Features
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
Single
iPad 2 CDMA
VGA
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
iPad 2 CDMA
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
Loudspeaker
iPad 2 CDMA
Yes
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad 2 CDMA
Yes
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
WLAN
iPad 2 CDMA
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad 2 CDMA
2.1, A2DP, EDR
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPad 2 CDMA
GPS, A-GPS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Radio
iPad 2 CDMA
No
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
USB
iPad 2 CDMA
2.0
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
NFC
iPad 2 CDMA
-
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
Sensors
iPad 2 CDMA
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Browser
iPad 2 CDMA
HTML (Safari)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
Other
iPad 2 CDMA
iCloud cloud service MP3/WAV player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
Type
iPad 2 CDMA
Non-removable Li-Po 6930 mAh battery (25 Wh)
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
Colors
iPad 2 CDMA
Black, White
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
iPad 2 CDMA
A1397, iPad2,3
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
Price
iPad 2 CDMA
About 200 EUR
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR