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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 12, 11 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2021-09-23 |
| -- | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is much better than the Xiaomi pad 5's global score of 57.7. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) body is notably newer, noticeably thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi pad 5.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a much better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). Both have a same size screen. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and the Xiaomi pad 5 have really similar storage capacity for applications and games, both have equal internal storage. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a really superior processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has more RAM.
Xiaomi pad 5 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 8720mAh of battery capacity instead of 7606mAh. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution back camera and a worse 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better images in poorly lited situations.
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