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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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
Apple iPad (2022) is a bit better than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 74.7 score against 70.4. These tablets use iPadOS operating system, but Apple iPad (2022) has the previous 16.x version while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. IPad (2022) features a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen and less brightness.
The Apple iPad (2022) features a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPad (2022). Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is just as good as the iPad (2022) one, they have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video definition, a same resolution camera and a same size aperture.
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