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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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 | -- |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 a bit better than iPad (2020), with a 70.4 score against 66.6. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a incredibly newer and notably thinner tablet than iPad (2020), but it is somewhat heavier. The iPad (2020) features a much better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen and less brightness.
IPad (2020) counts with a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a better camera than Apple iPad (2020), because it has a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments, a much higher (4K) video definition and a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal storage. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery life than Apple iPad (2020).
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