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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2021-05-21 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | 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 (2021) is a lot better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a 91.1 score against 70.4. Both tablets we compare here work with iPadOS OS, but iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has the older 14.x version and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with much more display brightness. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) feature quite similar cameras, they have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back-facing camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same video resolution.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10758mAh battery capacity.
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