Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2020-03-25 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a general score of 84.6, which is much better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s score of 69.6. Both tablets we are comparing here work with iPadOS OS, but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an older 13.x version and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a little more display brightness and a bigger screen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s one, they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has better battery life than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) both have incredibly similar cameras, both have the same video frame rate, the same aperture, the same resolution back camera and the same (4K) video definition.
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