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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.9 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 M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4-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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| 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 |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. These tablets have the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so both of them should provide you very similar operating system features. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with incredibly similar processing units, although the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) both feature incredibly similar screens, and although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has as much memory for games and applications as the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a same size aperture and the same resolution back-facing camera. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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