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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2015-07-15 |
| -- | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 4 inches |
| -- | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 326 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 A8 APL1011 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is just a bit better than the iPod touch 6th generation's 65.6 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) design is noticeably newer and incredibly thinner than the iPod touch 6th generation's, but it is also noticeably heavier. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x operating system.
The iPod touch 6th generation has a way better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display, they both have the same brightness. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPod touch 6th generation count with similar memory for applications, games, photos and videos, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less processing cores (although they are faster) and less RAM. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots greater photographs and videos than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a back camera with lot more megapixels and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery lifetime than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 7606mAh battery capacity against 1043mAh.
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