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Apple iPad Air vs Apple iPhone XR

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Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2013 Oct, 2018
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4 IOS 12 up to 14.6
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) 194 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) High Definition (HD) - 828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA 625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,8600 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion , 2942 mAh (11.16 Wh)
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Charging
NA Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Chipset
Apple A7 (28 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
1 GB RAM DDR3 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
16/32/64/128 GB 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
5 MP, autofocus, LED flash 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec Show more

Front
Single 1.2 MP Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video 720p@30fps Dual 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Video 1080p@60fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - For China
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass Siri natural language commands and dictation Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Document viewer, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 476 USD $1,235
Resale Value
Extreme Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 9 Point(s)
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