iPad Air 2 – Technical Specification
Finish
- Silver
- Gold
- Space Gray
Capacity1
- 16GB
- 32GB
- 64GB
- 128GB
Size and Weight2
- Wi-Fi
- Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)
- Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)
- Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
- Weight: 0.96 pound (437 g)
- Wi-Fi + Cellular
- Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)
- Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)
- Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
- Weight: 0.98 pound (444 g)
Buttons and Connectors
- Home/Touch ID sensor
- Built‑in stereo speakers
- Lightning connector
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Dual microphones
- On/Off – Sleep/Wake
- Volume up/down
- Nano-SIM tray (cellular models)
Connector
- Lightning
In the Box
- iPad Air 2
- Lightning to USB Cable
- USB Power Adapter
Display
- Retina display
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated display
- Antireflective coating
Chip
- A8X chip with 64‑bit architecture
- M8 motion coprocessor
iSight Camera
- 8MP iSight camera
- Autofocus
- Panorama (up to 43MP)
- Auto HDR for photos
- Exposure control
- Burst mode
- Tap to focus
- Timer mode
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Backside illumination
- Auto image stabilization
- Face detection
- Photo geotagging
Video Recording
- 1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
- Slo‑mo (120 fps)
- Time-lapse video with stabilization
- Video image stabilization
- Improved face detection
- 3x video zoom
- Video geotagging
FaceTime HD Camera
- 1.2MP photos
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 720p HD video recording
- Backside illumination
- Auto HDR photos and videos
- Improved face detection
- Burst mode
- Exposure control
- Timer mode
Video Calling3
- Wi-Fi
- FaceTime video
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular
- FaceTime video
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Audio Calling3
- Wi-Fi
- FaceTime audio
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular
- FaceTime audio
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Cellular and Wireless
- Wi‑Fi model
- Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.2 technology
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular model
- Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.2 technology
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
- LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41)4
- Data only5
- Wi-Fi calling4
- Includes Apple SIMLearn more about Apple SIM
SIM Card
- Nano‑SIM (supports Apple SIM)
Location
- Wi-Fi
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- iBeacon microlocation
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- Assisted GPS and GLONASS
- Cellular
- iBeacon microlocation
Sensors
- Touch ID
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
Touch ID
- Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Apple Pay
- Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web
Siri6
- Siri — Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
- Use hands-free
- Listen and identify songs
Power and Battery7
- Wi-Fi
- Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular
- Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
- Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Operating System
iOS 10
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iOS 10 includes:
- AirDrop
- AirPlay
- AirPrint
- Control Center
- Notification Center
- Siri
- Spotlight Search
- Apple Music
- Family Sharing
- iCloud Drive
- Multitasking
- QuickType Keyboard
- Night Shift
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad Air 2. With built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can create and do amazing things. Learn more
Features include:
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Siri and Dictation
- Switch Control
- Closed Captions
- AssistiveTouch
- Speak Screen
Built-in Apps
Built-in apps are an essential part of your iPad experience and are efficiently designed to use less than 200MB of storage.
- Camera
- Photos
- Messages
- FaceTime
- Music
- Safari
- Maps
- Siri
- Calendar
- iTunes Store
- App Store
- Notes
- Contacts
- iBooks
- Home
- Reminders
- Clock
- TV
- News
- Photo Booth
- Podcasts
- Find My iPhone
- Find My Friends
- iCloud Drive
Free Apps from Apple8
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, and iTunes U are preinstalled on iPad models with a capacity of 32GB or higher.
- Pages
- Numbers
- Keynote
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- iTunes U
- Apple Store
- Trailers
- iTunes Remote
- Music Memos
System Requirements
- Apple ID (required for some features)
- Internet access9
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
- Mac: OS X v10.8.5 or later
- PC: Windows 7 or later
- iTunes 12.3 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
Languages
- Language support
- English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- QuickType keyboard support
- English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
- QuickType keyboard support with predictive input10
- English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
- Siri languages
- English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Turkish (Türkiye), Thai (Thailand), Portuguese (Brazil)
- Dictation languages
- English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, UAE, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Arabic (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Definition dictionary support
- English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- Bilingual dictionary support
- Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
- Spell check
- English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Turkish
Audio Playback
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and Video
- AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
- Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
- Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail Attachment Support
- Viewable document types
- .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
Environmental Requirements
- Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
- Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
