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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| 21.76 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.3 inches |
| -- | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 327 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is much better than the iPad mini (7th Gen)'s 61 global score. These devices have iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has 18.x version and iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x. IPad mini (7th Gen) has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display and less brightness.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit faster processing unit than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more megahertz CPU cores. The iPad mini (7th Gen)'s camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), they have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same size aperture.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior memory for games and applications than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery performance than iPad mini (7th Gen).
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