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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| 16.97 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a overall score of 70.4 against 62.5. These tablets use the same iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit sharper display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a little more brightness and a bigger screen.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a CPU that's just as good as the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one, although the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a same resolution back camera and a same size camera aperture.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) count with very similar storage for apps and games, both have the same 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better battery life than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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