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