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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 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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 better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a score of 77.9 against 70.4. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air has an incredibly better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with as much memory to install games and applications as the iPad Air one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air has a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit better battery lifetime than iPad Air, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 8820mAh. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPad Air, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos.
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