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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2012-09-12 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 iPad Air (2022) is way better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, getting an 81.4 score against 62.7. The iPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation comes with iOS 7.x OS. The iPad Air (2022) body has the same thickness than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it's noticeably heavier.
The Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with a way better performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM. The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a little more vivid display than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a lot lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little greater display pixels density.
IPad Air (2022) and iPod Touch 5th Generation feature very similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The iPod Touch 5th Generation has a way better battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2022). The iPod Touch 5th Generation has a camera that's just as good as iPad Air (2022)'s camera, although the iPod Touch 5th Generation has a lot tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light images and video and a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels.
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