Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€229	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
7.58 oz / 215.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Shadow gray, Cobalt blue	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 450 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC (8 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 470	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 618	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
5160 mAh, Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR)	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€269

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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

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