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Apple iPad Air 2

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The iPad Air 2 balances seamless ease of use, app abundance, and raw power in its ever-so-slender frame, continuing Apple's reign atop the tablet heap.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Angle

The Apple iPad Air 2 is the same height and width as the previous iPad Air, with the same 9.7-inch, 2,048-by-1,536 screen.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Horizontal

The iPad Air 2's screen is optically bonded, giving it slightly deeper blacks than the iPad Air has.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Back

The iPad Air 2 comes in three colors: gray (shown here), silver, and gold.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Camera

The iPad Air 2 now has an 8-megapixel main camera, which has been moved slightly from its position on the previous tablet.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Controls

The iPad Air 2 is insanely thin at 6.1 millimeters. You can definitely tell the difference from the previous iPad Air.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Back

This version of the iPad Air 2 is the cellular model, which costs $130 more than the Wi-Fi only version.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Bottom

Apple replaced the two rows of small speaker holes on the bottom of the iPad Air with one row of larger holes, making for much louder output.

Apple iPad Air 2 : Comparison

The black one is the new Air. The white one is the older one. From the front, it's hard to tell the difference.