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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 17.46 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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) is better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a 70.4 score against 62.2. Both of these tablets have the same iPadOS 18.x OS (operating system). The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is way newer and noticeably thinner, but somewhat heavier than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
IPad 10.2 (2020) has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less bright screen and a lot smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit more powerful CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 5 GB more RAM and more CPU cores. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior camera than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot larger camera aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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