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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12, 11 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2021-09-23 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 3.78 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a score of 65.4, which is better than the Xiaomi pad 5's 57.7 score. Apple iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x OS, and Xiaomi pad 5 counts with Android 12 OS. Despite of the fact Apple iPad 9.7-inch is a lot older and a bit thicker than the Xiaomi pad 5, it's design is still a little lighter.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a quite lower pixel amount in each inch in the display, a little lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite smaller display. Xiaomi pad 5 features a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features an extremely better processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lower number of cores and 4 GB less RAM. Xiaomi pad 5 takes much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a back-facing camera with lot more MP and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
The iPad 9.7-inch has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi pad 5, because it has a 1 percent larger battery size.
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