Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra vs iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14-inch Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra (with Xiaomi Xring O1) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 20W)
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1660 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 10340 mAh
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3617K versus 2963K)
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3738 and 2737 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 14 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 275 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 19 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1563:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7 Ultra
14″ (3:2 ratio) = 90.5 in2
iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 305.82 mm (12.04 inches) | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) |
| Width | 207.47 mm (8.17 inches) | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 609 g (21.48 oz) | 616 g (21.73 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 634 cm2 (98.4 inches2) | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) · 16 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (19th and 11th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#15th place)
iPad Ranking (#4th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Apple M4 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3700 MHz | 4410 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 10 (4 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 4 cores at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 2 cores at 3.9 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 6 cores at 2.85 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G925 MP16 | 9 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | - |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~3763.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20977 | - |
| Single-core score | 2737 | 3738 |
| Multi-core score | 9191 | 13702 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 1732068 |
| GPU | 996086 | 945613 |
| Memory | 409648 | 349993 |
| UX | 620146 | 590286 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 3617960 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 93% | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2510 | 3027 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | 39 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9767 | 12850 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 19150 | - |
| Video editing | 7129 | - |
| Photo editing | 29727 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18881 | - |
| Writing score | 21285 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 10340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (51% in 70 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | March 2026 |
| Release date | May 2025 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 7 Ultra:
- The Nano Soft screen model is 10g heavier.
- NFC is supported for data transfer only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026). But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra.
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