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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 12, 11 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is a lot better than Xiaomi pad 5, with a general score of 77.9 against 57.7. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 operating system. Even though the Apple iPad Air is way older and just a bit thicker than the Xiaomi pad 5, it's body is still a bit lighter.
The Apple iPad Air features a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits CPU. IPad Air features a lot better display than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a little bit lower pixels density, a bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a bit smaller display.
Xiaomi pad 5 counts with as much memory capacity for games and applications as iPad Air, they have the same 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi pad 5 captures better photos and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a larger camera aperture for better captures and video in low light situations, a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The iPad Air features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi pad 5, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 8720mAh.
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