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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 10.08 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than the Xiaomi pad 5, getting a global score of 70.4 against 57.7. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xiaomi pad 5 works with Android 12 operating system. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a incredibly newer and notably thinner tablet than Xiaomi pad 5, although it's also heavier.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a lot better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi pad 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi pad 5 and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) both count with very similar storage capacity to install applications and games, both have equal internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with just a little better battery life than Xiaomi pad 5, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 8720mAh.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit better camera than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution back facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
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