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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a global score of 70.4 against 69.6. Both of these tablets come with the same iPadOS 18.x OS. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with quite similar CPUs, both of them have 8 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little more vivid display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bigger screen and a quite brighter screen. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have exactly the same internal storage.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has greater battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 28 percent greater battery size. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a camera that's just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have a 12 MP resolution camera, a same size aperture, the same video frame rate, the same back-facing camera sensor size and the same (4K) video quality.
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