| Global Score | |
| 77 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.72 |
| 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 |
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is much better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 77 score against 69.6. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much faster processor than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much sharper display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a lot bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the iPad 9.7-inch (2018), both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 7606mAh.
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