The iPad Air 2 is the latest tablet by Apple and an upgrade for the iPad Air launched in 2013. The Air was the newest generation of Apple tablets that replaced the iPad 4th generation tablets.

iPad and iPad Air came with many similarities and iPad Air was a slight upgrade to the iPad.

A tablet can be considered as a lighter and smaller version of a laptop. On the other hand, an e-reader has been specifically designed for downloading and reading electronic copies of e-books, magazines, etc....