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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-09-25 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 17.39 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.7 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
The iPad 10.2-inch has an overall score of 79.3, which is better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 70.4. IPad 10.2-inch has a much greater hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster).
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch counts with a lot better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display and a bit darker screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the iPad 10.2-inch one, both of them have the same internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures better photos and videos than iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments and a back camera with a lot higher 12 MP resolution. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior battery life than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
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