Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $530 | €449

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	9.89 x 6.83 x 0.23 inches 251.22 x 173.44 x 5.75 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	17.11 oz / 485.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	11.2-inch, 85.75% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	IPS LCD, 144Hz, Dolby Vision, 800 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2136x3200px, 3:2 ratio, 344 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	778 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
10-core GPU	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 8GB/512GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	2946
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	8834
3D Mark High
5377	6390
3D Mark Low
4496	6064

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	9200 mAh
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 22min

Browsing

14h 32min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

10h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 1.28 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) HDR
Front
12 MP	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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