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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-09-12 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has an overall score of 72.3, which is much better than the iPod Touch 5th Generation's global score of 62.7. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) design has the same thickness than iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it's noticeably heavier. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x OS.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. IPod Touch 5th Generation counts with just a bit better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixels amount in each inch in the display.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation's camera is just as good as the camera in iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a camera in the back with a much lower 5 megapixels resolution and a way smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting images and videos in poorly lited situations.
IPod Touch 5th Generation features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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