IPad Air 2 - Wikipedia IPad Air 2 Not to be confused with iPad 2 or iPad mini 2. iPad Air 2 iPad Air 2 in Gold Also known as 2nd generation iPad Air Developer Apple Inc. Manufacturer Foxconn Product family iPad Type Tablet computer Generation 6th Release date October 22, 2014 Introductory price $499 USD £ 399 GBP $619 AUD $549 CAD Discontinued March 21, 2017 Units sold 2 Million Operating system Original : iOS 8.1 Current : iOS 12.0. 1, released October 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 08 ) System - on - chip used Apple A8X with 64 - bit architecture and Apple M8 motion co-processor CPU 1.5 GHz tri-core 64 - bit ARMv8 - A `` Typhoon '' Memory 2GB LPDDR3 RAM Storage 16, 32, 64, 128 GB flash memory Display 9.7 inches ( 250 mm ) 2,048 x 1,536 px ( 264 ppi ) with a 4 : 3 aspect ratio Graphics PowerVR GXA6850 Sound Stereo ( both at bottom ) Input Multi-touch screen, headset controls, M8 motion co-processor, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3 - axis accelerometer, 3 - axis gyroscope, digital compass, dual microphone, Touch ID fingerprint reader, barometer Controller input PnP Camera Front : 1.2 MP, 720p HD, ƒ / 2.2 aperture Rear : 8.0 MP AF, iSight with Five Element Lens, Hybrid IR filter, video stabilisation, face detection, HDR, ƒ / 2.4 aperture Touchpad Glass Connectivity Wi - Fi and Wi - Fi + Cellular : Wi - Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and MIMO Bluetooth 4.2 Wi - Fi + Cellular : GPS & GLONASS GSM UMTS / HSDPA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz CDMA CDMA / EV - DO Rev. A and B. 800, 1900 MHz LTE Multiple bands A1567 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 and TD - LTE 38, 39, 40, 41 Power 27.8 W h 3.76 V 27.62 W h ( 7,340 mA h ) Online services App Store, iTunes Store, iBookstore, iCloud, Game Center 240 mm ( 9.4 in ) ( h ) 169.5 mm ( 6.67 in ) ( w ) 6.1 mm ( 0.24 in ) ( d ) Weight Wi - Fi : 437 g ( 0.963 lb ) Wi - Fi + Cellular : 444 g ( 0.979 lb ) Predecessor iPad Air Successor iPad ( 2017 ) Related articles iPad Mini iPad ( 2017 ) Website iPad Air 2 at the Wayback Machine ( archived March 21, 2017 ) This article is part of a series on the iPad 1st 3rd 4th Air Air 2 2017 2018 Mini 1st Pro 1st 2nd 3rd List of iPad models The iPad Air 2 is the second - generation iPad Air tablet computer designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on October 16, 2014 alongside the iPad Mini 3, both of which were released on October 22, 2014. The iPad Air 2 is thinner and faster than its predecessor, the iPad Air, and features Touch ID with the height and screen size the same as the iPad Air. The iPad Air 2 was discontinued on March 21, 2017. Its successor, the 2017 iPad, was announced on the same day. Contents 1 History 2 Features 2.1 Software 2.2 Hardware 3 Reception 4 Timeline 5 References 6 External links History The iPad Air 2 was announced during a keynote on October 16, 2014, and was the first iPad to feature Touch ID. The theme of the keynote was `` it 's been way too long ''. The Air 2 began arriving in retail stores on October 22, 2014. The slogan for the device was Change Is in the Air. With the release of the new iPad Pro, the slogan for the device was changed to Light. Heavyweight. Features Software See also : iOS, iOS 8, iOS 9, iOS 10, iOS 11, and iOS 12 The iPad Air 2 ships with the iOS 10 ( formerly iOS 8, later iOS 9 ) operating system pre-installed and includes a version of Apple Pay with the in - store NFC functionality removed. The included Touch ID sensor allows the user to pay for items online without needing to enter the user 's card details. iOS 10 comes with several built - in applications, which are Camera, Photos, Messages, FaceTime, Mail, Music, Safari, Maps, Siri, Calendar, iTunes Store, App Store, Notes, Contacts, iBooks, Home, Reminders, Clock, Videos, News, Photo Booth and Podcasts. The Apple App Store, a digital application distribution platform for iOS, allows users to browse and download applications made by various developers from the iTunes Store. Additional apps made by Apple itself are available for free download, which are iMovie, GarageBand, iTunes U, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends, Apple Store, Trailers, Remote, and the iWork apps ( Pages, Keynote, and Numbers ). Like all iOS devices, the iPad Air 2 can also sync content and other data with a Mac or PC using iTunes. Although the tablet is not designed to make phone calls over a cellular network, it can place and receive phone calls through an iPhone 's cellular connection, using Apple 's Continuity feature ( supported on iOS 8 and later versions of iOS, and OS X Yosemite and later versions of macOS ), or using a VoIP application, such as Skype. On June 8, 2015, it was announced at the WWDC that the iPad Air 2 would support all of iOS 9 's new features when it is released in Q3 2015. Air 2 users with iOS 9 will be able to use Slide Over, Picture in Picture and Split View. Slide Over allows a user to `` slide '' a second app in from the side of the screen in a smaller window, and have it display information alongside the initial app. Picture in Picture allows a user to watch video in a small, resizable, moveable window while remaining in another app. Split View allows a user to run two apps simultaneously in a 50 / 50 view. Hardware iPad Air 2 is 6.1 mm compared to the iPad Air 7.5 mm design The iPad Air 2 inherits hardware that is similar to that which is in both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. One major change is its processor, the Apple A8X which is the high - end 3 - core variant of the Apple A8. The iPad Air 2 has 2 GB RAM ( making the iPad Air 2 the first iOS device to have more than 1 GB RAM ) and the PowerVR GPU has 8 cores. It also uses the Apple M8 motion co-processor which has a barometer and is the first generation of the iPad to inherit the fingerprint Touch ID sensor from the iPhone. In addition, compared to the iPad Air, it includes an improved 8 - megapixel ( 3264 × 2448 ) rear - facing camera with 10 fps burst mode and slow motion video at 120 fps, similar to the iPhone 5S camera capabilities. The front - facing FaceTime HD camera has also been improved with a larger ƒ / 2.2 aperture, which allows 81 % more light in the image. Apple added a gold option to the existing silver and space gray color choices for the iPad Air 2, the previous existing colors were used on the preceding iPad Air. Unlike its iPad predecessors, the mute / orientation lock switch has been removed to accommodate the reduced depth. Instead, the user must use the Control Center to access these functions. It has a slightly smaller battery compared to the iPad Air but Apple claims the same 10 - hour battery life as before. The iPad Air 2 is available in 16, 32, 64 or 128 GB storage options with no storage expansion options. Apple has released a `` camera connection kit '' with an SD card reader, but it can only be used to transfer photos and videos to an iPad. Reception The Verge called the Air 2 `` the best tablet ever made, '' giving it a score of 9.3 out of 10 while noting that it offered only `` iterative improvement '' and that there were `` missed opportunities '' in its design. Timeline Wikimedia Commons has media related to IPad Air 2. Source : Apple Newsroom Archive References Jump up ^ Kshitiz Jaiswal ( 21 October 2014 ). `` Another Geekbench result confirms triple core iPad Air 2 with 2GB RAM ''. Gizmobic. ^ Jump up to : `` iPad Air 2 Teardown ''. iFixit. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Apple A8X 's GPU - GXA6850, Even Better Than I Thought ''. Anandtech. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Molen, Brad ( October 16, 2014 ). `` A first look at the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 ''. Engadget. Retrieved October 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Apple replaces iPad Air 2 with cheaper 9.7 - inch iPad ''. The Verge. 2017 - 03 - 21. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` ' It 's been way too long ' : Apple sends out invites for Thursday, October 16th iPad & Mac event ''. 9to5Mac. Jump up ^ `` Apple - iPad mini 3 - Technical Specifications ''. Apple. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Apple iOS and OS X Continuity ''. Jump up ^ The Apple shows off iPad split - screen multitasking in iOS 9 preview. Retrieved 9 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` iOS 9 Multitasking : Be more productive on iPad ''. TechRadar. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 31. Jump up ^ iPad Air 2 even more powerful than first thought. Retrieved 17 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Apple - iPhone 6 - Cameras ''. Apple. Jump up ^ Stevens, Tim ( October 30, 2012 ). `` iPad review ( late 2012 ) ''. Engadget. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Apple iPad Air 2 Review ''. The Verge. Jump up ^ Apple Inc. ( 2010 -- 2011 ). iPad News - Newsroom Archive. Retrieved June 7, 2018. External links iPad Air 2 -- official site ; archived from the original on March 21, 2017 Lahmar Amine ( October 5, 2017 ). apple ipad air 2 unboxing. 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Question: when was the apple ipad air 2 released
Answer: October 22, 2014