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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a incredibly heavier but notably thinner tablet than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of these tablets come with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with an incredibly better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen and a little darker display. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s storage capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a greater number of MHz cores. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a better camera than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both have the same video resolution, a same resolution camera in the back and the same 60 fps video frame rates.
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