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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 12, 11 |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021-09-23 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 3.78 |
| 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/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 9.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an overall score of 91.1, which is way better than the Xiaomi pad 5's global score of 57.7. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Xiaomi pad 5 works with Android 12 OS. Even though iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) and the Xiaomi pad 5 were released only 4 months apart, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)'s body is a little thinner but way heavier than the Xiaomi pad 5.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better display than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 2048 x 2732. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a lot better processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features as much storage capacity for apps and games as Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), they have the same internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a back camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with improved battery performance than Xiaomi pad 5, because it has a 23% more battery capacity.
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