Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| 16.26 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a general score of 70.4 against 60.6. Both tablets in this comparison work with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a more recent 18.x version while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version, offering a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) have very similar processors, both have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a lot better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery duration than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots way better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). They have a 12 mega-pixels back facing camera and a same size aperture.
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