Apple iPad Air 11 (2026) vs Xiaomi Pad 8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| Announced | |
| March 2026 | September 2025 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2026 | Available - September 2025 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 64,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue | Black, Blue, Green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) |
251.2 x 173.4 x 5.8 mm (9.89 x 6.83 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 464 g / 465 g (16.37 oz / 16.4 oz) | 485 g or 494 g (17.11 oz or 17.43 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | No |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | N/A |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | N/A |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA/Sub6 | - |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted) Stylus support |
Stylus support (magnetic) |
Display
| Type | |
| QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 Nits (typ), Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
QHD+ IPS LCD Screen, 144Hz HDR10, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 800 Nits (peak) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 68B colors |
| Size | |
| 11.0 inches [Similar] | 11.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1640 x 2360 pixels (261 ppi) | 2136 x 3200 pixels (344 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 82.94% | 85.55% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 26.3 | Android 16 |
| User Interface | |
| - | HyperOS 3 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), Apple M4 | Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (9-core graphics) [Similar] | Adreno 825 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 12 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1 TB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR |
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, PDAF HDR |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS [Similar] |
8 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | N/A |
| Edge | |
| Yes | N/A |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only | N/A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.4, LHDC 5 |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector | USB Type-C 3.2, accessory connector |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) | No |
| Browser | |
| Yes | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM | 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 - 128GB only UFS 4.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Po (28.93 Wh) | Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, QC3+ 22.5 reverse wireless charging |
| Capacity | |
| 7606 mAh | 9200 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |