Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Xiaomi pad 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Sep 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729	€350

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches 254.7 x 166.3 x 6.9 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	18.03 oz / 511.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Cosmic Black, Pearl White

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.78% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 3 MHz Kryo 485 Gold
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	8720 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749