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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is much better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a global score of 77.9 against 70.4. IPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad Air features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a GPU.
Apple iPad Air has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes greater photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better images in low light environments and a lot better 12 MP resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Apple iPad Air one, both have exactly the same internal storage. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity against 8820mAh.
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