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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. Both of these tablets come with the same iPadOS 18.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding that. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) both feature incredibly similar displays, and although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit bigger screen, they both have the same display brightness.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), they have the same 128 GB internal storage. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) both have very similar processing units, although the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have a same size camera aperture and the same resolution camera. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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