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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 (M2, 2024) has an overall score of 71.3, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. Both of these tablets use iPadOS operating system, but Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has the previous 15.x version and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) have similar processors, they have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both have a screen with the same size. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) have quite similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes greater photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a same size diafragm aperture and a 12 MP back-facing camera.
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