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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2022-03-18 |
| -- | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| -- | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) has a general score of 81.4, which is better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. These tablets include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but iPad Air (2022) has the older 15.x version while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. The iPad Air (2022) has a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). They have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
Apple iPad Air (2022) has a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less bright display and a quite smaller display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better camera than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have a F1.8 aperture and the same resolution back-facing camera. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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