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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2024-05-07 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 21.80 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a score of 71.3, which is much better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 score. Both tablets in this comparison review include iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has an older 15.x version while Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a larger screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), they have the same 128 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) both count with extremely similar processing units, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a lower amount of RAM and 8 lesser MHz cores. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a battery lifetime that's very similar to the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) one.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) both feature quite similar cameras, they have a same resolution back-facing camera and a same size aperture.
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