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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2020-09-18 |
| -- | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.2 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 69.6, which is better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s score of 62.2. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is newer, noticeably thinner and just a bit lighter than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). These devices include the same iPadOS 18.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with an incredibly better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display, they both have the same brightness. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of megahertz cores. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020). The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior camera than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a way bigger camera aperture, a lot more mega-pixels camera and a much better video quality.
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