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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 66.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2023-11-20 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is much better than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18's general score of 66.1. The Apple iPad Air is an extremely older and a little bit thicker tablet than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, but Apple was able to build it a little lighter anyway. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 counts with Android 13 OS.
Apple iPad Air counts with a sharper screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a slightly higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. Apple iPad Air and Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 feature extremely similar CPUs, because although the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 11 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and faster).
IPad Air takes much better pictures and videos than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, although it has a much less megapixels camera in the back. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 counts with much more memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18's battery performance is very similar to the iPad Air one, although the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a 0% lower battery capacity.
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