Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2021-05-21 |
| -- | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| -- | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is much better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a general score of 86.4 against 69.6. Both tablets we are comparing have iPadOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has the previous 14.x version while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a lot better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) also has a bit brighter screen. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). Both have 8 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s storage capacity for apps and games is very similar to the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have equal internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with just a little better battery performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with quite similar cameras, both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the same aperture, the same resolution back camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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