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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2020-09-18 |
| -- | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.2 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is much better than iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 score. Both devices in this comparison review come with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system. Although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is somewhat heavier than iPad 10.2 (2020), it's incredibly thinner and incredibly newer.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little faster processor than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a much more vibrant display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite opaque display and a lot smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better storage for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots better photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a camera with a much higher resolution and a way bigger aperture.
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