Its successor the third generation ipad air was released on march 18 2019.
Air 2 or ipad 2017.
The a9 isn t the latest or greatest of apple s mobile chipsets.
It even comes in the same colours.
As tablets aren t as commonly used for taking shots as smartphones.
In one of the biggest improvements over the air 2 the 2017 ipad upgrades the older apple made a8x chip to a faster a9 processor.
Detailed up do date specifications shown side by side.
The original ipad air ipad air 2 and ipad 5th gen models are all 9 4 inches tall and 6 6 inches wide when held in portrait vertical orientation but the original ipad air and the newer ipad 5th gen are basically the same size and weight whereas the ipad air 2 is a bit thinner and lighter than either its predecessor or its replacement.
Features 9 7 ips lcd display apple a9 chipset 8 mp primary camera 1 2 mp front camera 8827 mah battery 128 gb storage 2 gb ram scratch.
The ipad officially fifth generation ipad is a 9 7 inch tablet computer designed developed and marketed by apple inc.
The ipad 2017 has two speakers like the air 2 not the four you get on the ipad pro 9 7in and its bottom speaker grills are the same as on the air 2 as well.
The apple ipad air 2 and new ipad 2017 both feature an 8 megapixel rear camera coupled with a 1 2 megapixel front camera.
Apple ipad 9 7 2017 tablet.
The ipad air 2 was discontinued on march 21 2017 exactly 1 year after the first generation was discontinued.
With the powerful a12 bionic chip support for apple pencil and the smart keyboard and the amazing new things you can do with ipados 14 now there s even more to love about ipad.
The new ipad combines tremendous capability with unmatched ease of use and versatility.
After its announcement on march 21 2017 conflicting naming conventions spawned a number of different names including seventh generation ipad or ipad 2017 to differentiate it from the original ipad air which had previously been referred to as the fifth generation.