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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.9 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a 69.6 score against 62.5. These tablets use the same iPadOS 18.x OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding operating system features. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) have similar processors, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has lesser megahertz cpu cores and lesser RAM memory.
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) both have very similar screens, and although the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same diafragm aperture.
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with similar memory for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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