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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 69.6. Both of these tablets include the same iPadOS 18.x OS (Operating System), so they should provide you the same OS features. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit better display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a larger display and a bit more display brightness.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) both have very similar CPUs, both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature incredibly similar storage to install games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a camera that's just as good as the Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have a same size sensor, the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same aperture and a camera with a 12 mega pixels. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features improved battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 7606mAh.
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