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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.97 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 score. These tablets work with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding that. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a display that's very similar to the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one, and although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a little bit larger screen, they both have the same brightness.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with extremely similar processing units, although the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has more RAM memory and a greater number of megahertz cores. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) have incredibly similar memory capacity for applications and games, both have equal 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have a same resolution back-facing camera and a F1.8 aperture. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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