What's better HTC Flyer or Apple iPad Air 2? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared HTC Flyer vs Apple iPad Air 2: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Apple iPad Air 2 vs HTC Flyer

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Apple iPad Air 2

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon

    PLATFORM GPU: PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)

    CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, autofocus

    CAMERA Video: 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po battery (27.3 Wh)

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

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HTC Flyer
  • Main

  • Model

    HTC Flyer

  • Price

    $47.91

  • Advantages

  • CAMERA Front: 1.3 MP

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2014, October

  • Status

    Available. Released 2014, October

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 8.1, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2

  • Chipset

    Apple A8X

  • CPU

    Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon

  • GPU

    PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, autofocus

  • Front

    1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

  • Video

    1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

  • Features

    1.12µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po battery (27.3 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

    240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)

  • Weight

    437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz, 0.96 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Space Gray, Silver, Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1567

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2011, February. Released 2011, May

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v2.3.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v3.2 (Honeycomb)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2

  • CPU

    1.5 GHz Scorpion

  • GPU

    Adreno 205

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    1.3 MP

  • Video

    720p

  • Features

    Geo-tagging

  • display

  • Size

    7.0 inches

  • Resolution

    600 x 1024 pixels (~170 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

    Yes - HTC Sense UI - Two sets of touch-sensitive controls for landscape and portrait use

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery

  • Talk time

  • Stand By

    About 1470 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    195.4 x 122 x 13.2 mm (7.69 x 4.80 x 0.52 in)

  • Weight

    420.8 g (14.82 oz, 0.93 lb)

  • SIM card

    Mini-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v3.0, A2DP

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, compass

  • Messaging

    Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML, Adobe Flash

  • Java

    Yes

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

    HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The iPad Air 2 uses a better CPU Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon than the HTC Flyer. This is an important difference between these models because a fast CPU guarantees that this tab is a better choice for performing multiple tasks. The iPad Air 2 runs a faster GPU PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) that will let you to run more modern game apps. The iPad Air 2 has more RAM (2 GB) i.e. it demonstrates higher performance than the HTC Flyer.

    The iPad Air 2 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is better than the HTC Flyer HD (600 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 169 ppi pixel density. Such screen resolution means that the iPad Air 2 is the best buy for watching movies. If you are a photo lover then the iPad Air 2 is a better choice for you because this model is equipped with better rear 1.2-Megapixel camera with 2.2 aperture. The iPad Air 2 shoots videos with a better resolution: FullHD vs HD.

    The Flyer device has a memory card slot. It's a pleasant pros: the owner can easily expand memory storage and transfer files. The HTC Flyer weighs 420g which is 17g lighter compared to the weight of the iPad Air 2.

    Considering the above differences the iPad Air 2 is the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.