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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 69.6, which is much better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s overall score of 63.3. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a much heavier but much thinner portable tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both tablets in our current comparison use the same iPadOS 18.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any differences in that aspect.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) features a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features as much storage for games and applications as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have equal internal memory capacity.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a little better performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more megahertz CPU cores. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior camera than iPad mini (A17 Pro). They have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
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