Apple iPad Air (2022) vs iPhone XS Max

Tablet

Bar

iPad Air (2022)

iPhone XS Max

2022, March

2018, September

2022, March

2018, September

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)

157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)

461 g (Wi-Fi) / 462 g (5G) (1.02 lb)

208 g (7.34 oz)

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass, stainless steel frame

Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue

Space Gray, Silver, Gold

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104

Yes

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Nano-SIM, eSIM

Yes for China

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

10.9 inches, 359.2 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1640 x 2360 pixels

1242 x 2688 pixels

16M colors or more

16M Colors

264 ppi density

458 ppi density

True-tone Wide color gamut 500 nits (typ)

Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120 Hz touch-sensing

Single Camera

Dual Cameras

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

HDR

HDR (photo/panorama)

12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)

7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)

1080p@30/60fps

1080p@60fps

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12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom

-

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

iPadOS 15.3

iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3

Apple iPadOS

iOS

Apple M1

Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

Octa-core

Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)

8-core graphics

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

8 GB

4 GB

64/256 GB

64/256/512 GB

Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.0, A2DP, EDR

5.0, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band,

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

No

Yes

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Yes

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

28.6 Wh, Battery

3174 mAh battery

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Up to 75 h

-

Up to 25 h (3G)

-

Up to 65 h