Work and play faster, thinner, and lighter with the space gray 16GB iPad Air 2 from Apple. Featuring Apple's 64-bit A8X chip and M8 coprocessor, the Air 2 delivers 40% faster CPU performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance when compared to its predecessor. It's also 18% thinner at 0.24 and weighs 0.96 lb. The LED-backlit 9.7 2048 x 1536 Retina display's anti-reflective coating reduces glare by 56% and uses a single-layer design to eliminate internal reflectance for richer colors, greater contrast, and sharper images. This iPad features 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi technology with MIMO support for download speeds up to 866 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 4.0.

Share documents and files with AirDrop and stream your iPad's content to your compatible HDTV and speakers with AirPlay. The Air 2 features Apple Touch ID technology, which uses your fingerprint to unlock your device as well as make secure purchases in iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store. The 1.2MP front and 8MP rear camera let you take high-resolution photos and videos as well as videochat in HD while dual microphones reduce background noise. The iPad Air 2 runs iOS 8, featuring Siri, iClound, and Spotlight Search. Thinner & Lighter The iPad Air 2 is 18% thinner than its predecessor at 0.24 and weighs just 0.96 lb.

While lightweight, the Air 2 is still durable, thanks to its aluminum unibody construction. Retina Display Within the 9.7 LED-backlit touchscreen, the 2048 x 1536 native resolution renders text and images at 264 pixels per inch and a total of over 3.1 million pixels. The display uses a 1-layer design, which eliminates gaps between layers, along with the internal reflections caused by those gaps. This results in richer colors, greater contrast, and sharper, more vivid images. The display also features a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating to keep your screen clean.

Dual-Core A8X Chip The iPad Air 2 ships with the Apple A8X chip, which is 40% faster than the A7 chip in the previous iPad Air. It also has 2.5 x the graphics performance of the A7 chip. The A8X is built upon second-generation 64-bit desktop-class architecture, giving it high performance while retaining a 10-hour battery life. M8 Coprocessor The iPad Air 2 was designed to be on the move. That's why the M8 coprocessor measures motion from your iPad by pulling data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and barometer.

This allows your apps to give you a better experience based on the movement of your iPad Air 2. It's a task that would normally fall to the A8X. But by using the more efficient M8 chip, you save on power use and the A8X chip is able to focus on other tasks. Battery Life The iPad Air 2 may be faster and more powerful, but it's not more power hungry. Even though it's 18% percent thinner and 40% faster than the previous-generation iPad Air, it still gives you the same 10-hour battery life, thanks to the A8X chip's energy-efficient design.

Touch ID Your fingerprint is the perfect password. You always have it with you. And no one can ever guess what it is. Apple's Touch ID technology uses a unique fingerprint identity sensor to make unlocking your iPad easy and secure. Just put your finger on the Home button to unlock your iPad. Touch ID is capable of 360 degree readability, so no matter how you're holding it - portrait, landscape, or anything in between - your iPad knows who you are. 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi With more than twice the Wi-Fi performance, thanks to the 802.11 ac antenna and MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology, the iPad Air 2 can reach download speeds of up to 866 Mbps.

With dual-band ( 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and MIMO, that's more than double the data rate of the previous-generation iPad Air. So now when you want to download a movie, share ph

Questions & Answers