Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s score of 60.6. Both tablets in this comparison use iPadOS operating system, but iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a newer 18.x version and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version, providing a lot of extra features and better performance.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s processing unit is very similar to the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) one, they have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). They have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution and a F1.8 diafragm aperture. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features much more storage to store more apps and games than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has more internal memory.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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