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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12, 11 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-09-23 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 18.03 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 3.78 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than Xiaomi pad 5, having a 69.6 score against 57.7. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 OS. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a noticeably newer tablet, and it's also just a bit lighter and extremely thinner than Xiaomi pad 5.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a much better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). Both have a screen of the same size. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much faster processor than Xiaomi pad 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower video resolution and a less MP back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture for better low light photography and video. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Xiaomi pad 5, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 15 percent bigger battery size.
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