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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2022-10-26 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
IPad (2022) has an overall score of 74.7, which is a little bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 global score. Both of these tablets include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad (2022) has older 16.x version and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. IPad (2022) features an incredibly better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad (2022), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad (2022) features a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is just as good as the Apple iPad (2022) one, both have the same video frame rates, a same size diafragm aperture, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video definition. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better battery duration than iPad (2022).
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