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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 64.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-05-15 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.96 x 5.33 x 0.33 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.70 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 249.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than Xiaomi MiPad, getting a 79.3 score against 64.4. IPad Air 2's design is much thinner but somewhat heavier than Xiaomi MiPad, and both were released with only 5 months difference. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Xiaomi MiPad comes with Android OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi MiPad, because although it has a bit lower screen density, and they both have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a larger screen.
IPad Air 2 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi MiPad, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi MiPad features a little better performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Xiaomi MiPad also counts with a greater number of faster cores.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a better camera than Xiaomi MiPad, although it has a smaller aperture, they both have a same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates. The iPad Air 2 features a little better battery performance than Xiaomi MiPad, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.
The iPad Air 2 is a bit more expensive than Xiaomi MiPad, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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