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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12, 11 | iOS 8.x |
| 2021-09-23 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 3.78 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is much better than the Xiaomi pad 5, having a 79.3 score against 57.7. IPad Air 2's body is lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi pad 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Xiaomi pad 5 comes with Android 12 OS. The iPad Air 2 has a lot better looking screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a just a bit inferior number of pixels per display inch.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features as much memory for games and applications as the Xiaomi pad 5 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air 2 counts with an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with improved battery performance than iPad Air 2, because it has an 8720mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a better camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better images and video in low light environments.
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