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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2022-03-18 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) has a general score of 81.4, which is a lot better than iPod Touch 5th Generation's general score of 62.7. IPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, and iPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x operating system. The iPad Air (2022) is a noticeably heavier tablet than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, but both have the same thickness.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a bit better screen than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a lot smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count in each inch in the screen. IPad Air (2022) counts with a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
IPad Air (2022) has a camera that's very similar to the camera in Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, although the iPad Air (2022) also has a lot more MP back camera and a much bigger camera aperture. IPad Air (2022)'s memory capacity for apps and games is very similar to iPod Touch 5th Generation's one, they have equal internal storage capacity.
IPod Touch 5th Generation features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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