Compare tablets
Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2023-11-20 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 22.29 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2000 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 194 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is slightly better than Blackview Tab 18's global score of 71.2. The Apple iPad Air is an noticeably older device than Blackview Tab 18, but Apple managed to make it noticeably lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Blackview Tab 18 works with Android 13 OS.
The Apple iPad Air has a brighter display than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a better pixels count in each inch of screen. The Blackview Tab 18 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad Air, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB.
Blackview Tab 18 has just a little better performance than iPad Air, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and more cores. The iPad Air features a better camera than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a camera in the back with a way worse 5 mega-pixels resolution.
IPad Air features a battery performance that is very similar to Blackview Tab 18's battery duration, although the iPad Air also has an 8820mAh battery size.
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