Display
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- Retina display
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2048x1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated display
- Anti-reflective coating
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Chip
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- A8X chip with 64-bit architecture
- M8 motion coprocessor
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iSight Camera
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- 8MP iSight camera
- Autofocus
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Backside illumination
- Improved face detection
- Exposure control
- Panorama (up to 43MP)
- Burst mode
- Tap to focus
- Photo geotagging
- Timer mode
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Video Recording
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- 1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
- Slo-mo (120 fps)
- Time-lapse video
- Video image stabilisation
- Improved face detection
- 3x video zoom
- Video geotagging
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FaceTime HD Camera
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- 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
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Touch ID
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- Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
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Mobile and Wireless
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi model
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.0 technology
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- Wi-Fi + Cellular model
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.0 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41)4
- Data only5
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Location
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- iBeacon micro-location
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Assisted GPS and GLONASS
- Mobile data
- iBeacon micro-location
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Video Calling6
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- FaceTime video
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- FaceTime video
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
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Audio Calling6
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- FaceTime audio
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi
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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- FaceTime audio
- iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
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Audio Playback
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- 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, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
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TV and Video
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- 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 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 5.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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