Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) vs Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 11 with chipsetApple M3 (iPad), vs Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4, Manufactured in February, 2024with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Lighter design: 460g vs 590g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
- Larger display: 12.4in
- Higher pixel density: 295ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10000mAh vs 8900mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 12.4 in |
| Resolution | 1640x2360 pixels | 2032x3048 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 295 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.5 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 278.7 mm (10.97 in) |
| Width | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 191.58 mm (7.54 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 6.26 mm (0.25 in) |
| Weight | 460 g (16.23 oz) | 590 g (20.81 oz) |
| Area | 442 cm² (68.51 in²) | 534 cm² (82.77 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gold - Gray - Blue - Purple |
- Black - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M3 (iPad) | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max Frequency | 4050 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | 4/2.75 () | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | n/a | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3037 | 1942 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11776 | 5624 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 46172 | 8800 |
| CPU | 638921 | 360581 |
| GPU | 995610 | 545348 |
| Memory | 371902 | 334036 |
| UX | 400234 | 289730 |
| NanoReview Score | 2406667 | 1529695 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 6400 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iPadOS 18.3 | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 8900 mAh | 10000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 120 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (88% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:16 h | 0:38 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:54 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 09:32 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:50 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 171 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76" |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Matrix | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | eSIM | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | February, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | February, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 20 W | Yes 120 W |
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