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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 21.80 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 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 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 | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| 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 (M2, 2024) is slightly better than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 71.3 score against 69.6. Both tablets in this comparison review come with iPadOS OS, but the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has older 15.x version while Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a lot better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a larger display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) have really similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s processor is just as good as the processor in iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), both have a Octa-Core processor and a 8 GB RAM memory. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a greater camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have the same aperture and a back facing camera with a 12 MP.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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