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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| 16.23 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.3 inches |
| -- | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the iPad mini (7th Gen), having a overall score of 69.6 against 61. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS, but the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a newer 18.x version while iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit better processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display, they both have the same brightness. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen). Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad mini (7th Gen) feature very similar cameras, they have a same size aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels and the same video frame rate.
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