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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4-core 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a 70.4 score against 62.5. These tablets include the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so both should give the same operating system features. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a CPU that's very similar to the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has an inferior number of MHz cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a little brighter display and a larger display. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera and a same size aperture.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s storage for apps and games is just as good as the Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have the same internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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