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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.97 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a 69.6 score against 62.5. These tablets come with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so both should offer very similar OS features. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) have similar processors, although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has more processing cores and more RAM memory.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) both have very similar screens, and although the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a little bit larger screen, they both have the same brightness. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same diafragm aperture.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with similar memory for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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