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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2024-05-07 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 21.80 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 10 | 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 Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is slightly better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 71.3 score against 70.4. Both of these tablets have iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has 15.x version and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a processor that is very similar to the processor in iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), both of them have a 8 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have a screen with the same size. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) one, both have the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). Both have the same diafragm aperture and a 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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