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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a lot better than Xiaomi pad 5, having a 77 score against 57.7. Even though the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is much older and a little thicker than Xiaomi pad 5, it's body is still a bit lighter. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much faster processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a sharper screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a just a bit worse number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite smaller display. The Xiaomi pad 5 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a back camera with a much higher 13 MP resolution, a larger aperture for better low-light images and video and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Xiaomi pad 5's memory capacity to store more apps and games is very similar to Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi pad 5, because it has an 8827mAh battery size against 8720mAh.
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