Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699

Design

Dimensions
9.89 x 6.83 x 0.24 inches 251.2 x 173.4 x 6.2 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.64 oz / 500.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Green	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
11.2-inch, 85.75% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 144Hz, HDR, 800 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
3200x2136px, 3:2 ratio, 344 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
657 (Poor)	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) SM8635 (4 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 735	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1893	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
4909	11728
3D Mark High
2311	5177
3D Mark Low
2301	3262

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Battery

Type
8850 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 39min

Browsing

11h 54min

Video

8h 20min

Gaming

9h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-fi Only

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro Specs	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs
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