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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-09-12 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is a lot better than the iPod Touch 5th Generation's 62.7 general score. The Apple iPad Air (2019) design has the same thickness than iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it is a lot heavier. Apple iPad Air (2019) has a way better processing power than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU, 2,5 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a little more vivid display than iPad Air (2019), because although it has a lot worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels in each inch of screen. IPad Air (2019) features a better camera than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same camera aperture, the iPad Air (2019) also has faster 120 frames per second video frame rates and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
IPad Air (2019) features a much better memory for applications and games than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a much better battery performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity against 1030mAh.
The iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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