Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2022-10-26 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.83 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 10.17 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad (2022) has a score of 74.7, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s score of 69.6. Both tablets we are comparing here use iPadOS operating system, but Apple iPad (2022) has older 16.x version while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. The iPad (2022) has a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPad (2022) features a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display, they both have the same brightness. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad (2022), because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is just as good as the camera in iPad (2022), both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery duration than iPad (2022).
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