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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2013-10-22 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a general score of 77.9 against 70.4. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. IPad Air counts with a very superior performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 6 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor and an additional graphics processor.
Apple iPad Air counts with a way better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display. Apple iPad Air has as much storage to store more apps and games as Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), they have the same internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit superior battery duration than Apple iPad Air, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a greater camera than Apple iPad Air, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
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