The opposite is true when it came to charging the batteries. the ipad pro 9.7 took 3 hours and 50 minutes to recharge, while the ipad air 2 was at full capacity in 3 hours and 30 minutes.. 27 october apple ipad air 2 battery life test: shorter battery life despite apple’s claims apple has gained a lot of bragging rights with the ipad air 2: it’s the world’s thinnest tablet, and at that - one of the lightest - plus, all of this without compromising on performance…. We test the ipad pro 9.7's battery, with a full charge and discharge test to see how battery life and quick charging compares with the original ipad pro 12.9 and ipad air 2..
Battery life. ipads have always performed well in battery tests, and the ipad air and ipad mini 2 are no exceptions. the air has an 8,837 mah battery, whereas the mini 2 has 6471 mah battery to. The ipad air 2 is still the thinner than the 12.9in ipad pro at 6.1mm thick, but the ipad pro 9.7in has closed this gap and is the same proportions as the ipad air 2. ipad air 2 vs ipad pro: display of course the most noticeable difference between the ipad pro 12.9in and the other two ipads is the size of their displays.. In our head-to-head comparison, the ipad air 2 tied with the 9.7-inch ipad pro in design, and came close to tying in the quality of its display, software support, and wireless capabilities, but there were no areas where the 2014 model was better than the newest apple offering..