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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2023-04-18 |
| -- | 10.00 x 6.50 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 inches |
| -- | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 309 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.12 |
| 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/2.20 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 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8840mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 70.4, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Pad 6's overall score of 66.7. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is newer and notably thinner than Xiaomi Pad 6's, but it is noticeably heavier. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xiaomi Pad 6 has Android 13 operating system.
Xiaomi Pad 6 has a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit darker screen and a little smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit better performance than Xiaomi Pad 6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Pad 6, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a lesser megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light captures. The Xiaomi Pad 6 features as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), both have exactly the same internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit better battery duration than Xiaomi Pad 6, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 8840mAh.
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