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7.3Display7.6
6.5Battery4.3
8.0Memory & storage8.5
9.0Features4.8
Why is iPad Air 13 (2026) better than Black Shark Gaming Tablet?
- Storage (max)1,024 GB vs 256 GB4×
- Battery capacity9,705 mAh vs 7,300 mAh+33%
- Screen size13″ vs 8.8″+48%
- Cellular (LTE)Yes · Black Shark Gaming Tablet: No
- 5GYes · Black Shark Gaming Tablet: No
- Front camera12 MP vs 5 MP2.4×
- eSIMYes · Black Shark Gaming Tablet: No
- GPSYes · Black Shark Gaming Tablet: No
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 vs Wi-Fi 6+17%
- Resolution (short side)2,048 px vs 1,600 px+28%
- Bluetooth6 vs 5.4+11%
- Resolution (long side)2,732 px vs 2,560 px+7%
Why is Black Shark Gaming Tablet better than iPad Air 13 (2026)?
- Refresh rate60 Hz vs 144 Hz2.4×
- Weight616 g vs 332 g+86%
- Pixel density264 ppi vs 343 ppi+30%
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx2 vs IPx42×
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
- Memory card slotNo · iPad Air 13 (2026): Yes
- Rear camera12 MP vs 13 MP+8%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 616 g | 332 g |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm | — |
| Height | 280.6 mm | — |
| Width | 214.9 mm | — |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Ingress protection | IP42 | IP54 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx2 | IPx4 |
| Glass protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | — |
| Colours | Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 13″ | 8.8″ |
| Panel | Liquid Retina IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (short side) | 2,048 px | 1,600 px |
| Resolution (long side) | 2,732 px | 2,560 px |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 343 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| Measured brightness | 607 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.1% | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple M4 | Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Chip maker | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | — | 3 GHz |
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 735 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 1,024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 9,705 mAh | 7,300 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Wired charging | 20 W | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| Cellular (LTE) | Yes | No |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | No | No |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6 | 5.4 |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 | USB Type-C 3.1 |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Video output (USB-C / DisplayPort) | Yes | Yes |
| NFC | No | No |
| GPS | Yes | No |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS | — |
| Features | ||
| Stylus support | Yes | — |
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | — |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer | Unspecified |
| Cameras | ||
| Rear camera | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Rear camera aperture | f/1.8 | — |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | 30 fps |
| Front camera | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| 4K front-camera video | No | No |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | iPadOS 26.3 | Android 16 |
| Platform | iPadOS | Android |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | G | — |
| Battery charge cycles | 1,000 | — |
| Endurance per cycle | 72 h | — |
| Repairability class | C | — |
| Drop resistance class | E | — |
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