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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2022-10-26 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 10-core GPU 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 | 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 |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | 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 (2022) has a global score of 80.2, which is much better than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 score. Both of these tablets include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has an older 16.x version and Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) count with quite similar processors, they have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a really brighter screen and a larger display.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a camera that is very similar to the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a same size aperture and a 12 MP back facing camera. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) count with similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity instead of 7606mAh.
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