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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2020-03-25 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having an 84.6 score against 70.4. These tablets include iPadOS OS, but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has older 13.x version while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a very superior performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature very similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, they have equal internal memory capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery life in Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has a 9720mAh battery capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s camera is just as good as the camera in Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), they have a same size diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video definition, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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