Screen size
iPad 2 Wi-Fi9.7"
iPad Air 11 (2024)Winner: 11.0"+12%
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2024) leads the measured specs 19-1.
Measured wins
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
1
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
iPad Air 11 (2024)
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No cellular connectivity
iPad Air 11 (2024)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
N/A
iPad Air 11 (2024)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
iPad Air 11 (2024)
-
EDGE
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
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 (2024)
-
3G bands
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2903, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2904
5G bands
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2903, A2904
Speed
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Announced
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
2011, March. Released 2011, March
iPad Air 11 (2024)
2024, May 07
Status
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Discontinued
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Available. Released 2024, May 15
Dimensions
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
601 g (1.32 lb)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
462 g (1.02 lb)
SIM
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
iPad Air 11 (2024)
eSIM (cellular model only)
Build
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Other
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Stylus support
Type
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
IPS LCD
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Protection
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
OS
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
iPad Air 11 (2024)
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 26.2.1
Chipset
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Apple A5 (45 nm)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Apple M2
CPU
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Octa-core (4x3.48 GHz performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
PowerVR SGX543MP2
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
iPad Air 11 (2024)
No
Internal
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM
iPad Air 11 (2024)
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
Single
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
0.7 MP
iPad Air 11 (2024)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
720p@30fps
iPad Air 11 (2024)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Features
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
HDR
Single
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
VGA
iPad Air 11 (2024)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
iPad Air 11 (2024)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
HDR
Loudspeaker
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Yes
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Yes
iPad Air 11 (2024)
No
WLAN
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
2.1, A2DP, EDR
iPad Air 11 (2024)
5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
iPad Air 11 (2024)
GPS, GLONASS (cellular model only)
Radio
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
No
iPad Air 11 (2024)
No
USB
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
2.0
iPad Air 11 (2024)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
NFC
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
No
Sensors
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Browser
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
HTML (Safari)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
-
Type
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Non-removable Li-Po 6930 mAh battery (25 Wh)
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
Stand-by
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Up to 720 h
iPad Air 11 (2024)
-
Talk time
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Up to 10 h
iPad Air 11 (2024)
-
Charging
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
-
iPad Air 11 (2024)
45W wired
Colors
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
Black, White
iPad Air 11 (2024)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
A1395, iPad2,1, iPad2,4
iPad Air 11 (2024)
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Price
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
About 200 EUR
iPad Air 11 (2024)
About 700 EUR