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Tablets · Apple

Apple iPad Air 2

This record covers Apple iPad Air 2. Screen diagonal: 9.7 inches. Storage: 16 GB.

Your situation

Decision context · US · USD

Our scores

Longevity

Longevity score not available

Version 3.2.0

Required to calculate the score:

  • Current support status or published end year
Details that would improve the score (6)
  • Published support end date
  • Announced minimum support duration
  • Repairability index with scale and scheme
  • Parts currently available
  • Official repair manual
  • Replaceable battery
How the decision is calculated

Declared resilience

Not rated

Missing criteria: Declared battery cycles, Declared water and dust protection, Declared repeated drop resistance, Declared support duration

Provisional

Coverage 0 %

Version declared-resilience/4.3.0

Published declarations: this score does not predict service life.

Score methodology

Editorial repairability

Not rated

Missing criteria: Disassembly depth, Repair documentation, Fastener removal, Availability of a compatible genuine part

Provisional

Coverage 0 %

Version repairability/4.3.0

Editorial score separate from the regulatory index and the longevity score.

Score methodology

Customer feedback

8.50/10

Provisional

Coverage 100 %

Version customer-feedback/4.2.0

Publishers : boulanger.com

boulanger.com · 9 reviews

Reduced sample: fewer than 10 reviews for at least one publisher.

Customer satisfaction, not a durability test.

Score methodology

What we know

Protectionaluminium and glass construction wired.com

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Version repair-economics/1.4.0 · How the decision is calculated

Strengths and things to know

Reported strengths

  • still robust enough for the average user to have no problems
  • crafted to the very highest of manufacturing standards

Good to know

  • Being so thin, the iPad Air 2 feels more fragile than its predecessor
  • there is more give than on the iPad Air 1
  • less physically robust than the iPad Air 1

Prices

US · USD Published price information for this market, without currency conversion. Prices do not affect the verdict.

Unverified price: about $220 (before sales tax)

New · 128 GB · Oct 22, 2026

Recorded by Livalyo without a verifiable source; this is not an offer.

Key facts

Durability

Editorial justifications
our iPad Air 2 remains physically unharmed · it hasn’t bent, buckled or snapped, or indeed sustained any physical damage or noticeable wear and tear at all · the iPad Air 2, while less physically robust than the iPad Air 1, is still robust enough for the average user to have no problems macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
Isolated report
Product not as described, which said ‘très bon état’ and ‘légères rayures coque’. On receipt I found that it has more than slight scratches, and there are also signs of wear all around the edge.
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Produit pas conforme à la description qui dit « trés bon état » « lègéres rayures coque » , à la reception je constate que c’est plus que de lègéres rayures et de plus il y a des traces d’usure sur tout le contour.
boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Limitations
Being so thin, the iPad Air 2 feels more fragile than its predecessor · there is more give than on the iPad Air 1 · less physically robust than the iPad Air 1 macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
Protection
aluminium and glass construction wired.com · Oct 18, 2026
Number of reviews
9 boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Review scale
4,4/5 boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Review score
4.4 boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Risks
potentially to physical robustness · somebody called ‘Marvin from Germany’ – in a video that has since been set to private – did exactly that macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
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Strengths
still robust enough for the average user to have no problems · crafted to the very highest of manufacturing standards macworld.commacworld.com
Suitable usage profiles
for the average user to have no problems macworld.com
Unconfirmed signal
Anonymous Verified purchase 2/5 Product not compliant. Product not compliant with the description, which says “very good condition” and “slight scratches on the case”. On receipt I found that it is more than slight scratches, and moreover there are signs of wear all around the edge.
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Anonyme Achat vérifié 2/5 Produit pas conforme Produit pas conforme à la description qui dit « trés bon état » « lègéres rayures coque » , à la reception je constate que c’est plus que de lègéres rayures et de plus il y a des traces d’usure sur tout le contour.
boulanger.com

Specifications

Announcement date
2014-10-16 apple.com · Oct 19, 2026
Audio
speaker quality wired.com · Oct 18, 2026
Battery capacity
8820 mAh techradar.com · Oct 18, 2026
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 technology macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
Brand
Apple boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Front camera
FaceTime HD camera macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
Main camera
8 megapixels macworld.com · Oct 18, 2026
Connectivity
Wi-Fi boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
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CPU
CPU cores running at 1.5GHz wired.com
Declared battery life
up to 10 hours apple.com
Screen size
9.7 inches boulanger.com
Resolution
a resolution of 2048 x 1536 macworld.com
Display technology
LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology macworld.com
Fingerprint sensor
fingerprint scanner macworld.com
GPU
quad-core graphics macworld.com
Height
240 mm macworld.com
Keyboard compatibility
No
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Non
boulanger.com
Model
IPAD Air 2 boulanger.com
RAM options
2 GB wired.com
Release year
2014 macworld.com
SIM
a removable SIM for the UK and US markets macworld.com
Processor
A8X processor macworld.com
Storage options
16 GB · 64 GB · 128 GB apple.comapple.comapple.com
Thickness
6.1 mm macworld.com
Width
169.5 mm macworld.com
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) macworld.com
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Declared drop resistance
not disclosed
Acknowledged defect
not disclosed
Review platforms
not disclosed
Usage limitation
not disclosed
Assessment method
not disclosed
Available parts
not disclosed
Battery replacement
not disclosed
Disassembly depth score
not disclosed
Repair eligibility
not disclosed
EU repairability class
not disclosed
Fasteners score
not disclosed
Repair manual
not disclosed
Parts pairing restrictions
not disclosed
Spare parts availability
not disclosed
Repair programme
not disclosed
Repair limitations
not disclosed
Index scale
not disclosed
Index scheme
not disclosed
Repairability index
not disclosed
Charge cycles
not disclosed
Battery energy
not disclosed
Optical image stabilisation
not disclosed
Telephoto camera
not disclosed
Ultra-wide camera
not disclosed
Mobile connectivity
not disclosed
Brightness
not disclosed
Refresh rate
not disclosed
eSIM
not disclosed
5G
not disclosed
IP rating
not disclosed
Manufacturer reference
not disclosed
Weight
not disclosed
Measurement protocols
not disclosed
NFC
not disclosed
RAM
not disclosed
Stylus compatibility
not disclosed
Supported frequency bands
not disclosed
USB
not disclosed
Variant
not disclosed
VoLTE
not disclosed
Wireless charging
not disclosed
Announced support period
not disclosed
Support commitment
not disclosed
Current official OS
not disclosed
OS upgrades delivered
not disclosed
Published end-of-support year
not disclosed
Last documented patch
not disclosed
OS at launch
not disclosed
Manufacturer interface
not disclosed
Patch scope
not disclosed
Promised OS upgrades
not disclosed
Support status
not disclosed
Support variant
not disclosed
Update release date
not disclosed

Summary

This record covers Apple iPad Air 2. Screen diagonal: 9.7 inches. Storage: 16 GB.

Durability and repair

No admissible observation for this section.

Software support

No admissible observation for this section.

Sources and confidence

  1. macworld.comOct 18, 2026

    it hasn’t bent, buckled or snapped, or indeed sustained any physical damage or noticeable wear and tear at all

    Open source
  2. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    Produit pas conforme à la description qui dit « trés bon état » « lègéres rayures coque » , à la reception je constate que c’est plus que de lègéres rayures et de plus il y a des traces d’usure sur tout le contour.

    Open source
  3. wired.comOct 18, 2026

    aluminium and glass construction

    Open source
  4. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    9

    Open source
  5. apple.comOct 19, 2026

    16 octobre 2014

    Open source
  6. techradar.comOct 18, 2026

    8820mAh

    Open source
Reference date
2026-11-05
Published revision
2099
Evidence coverage
Not disclosed
Sources shown
6

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