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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2019-09-25 |
| -- | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.2 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 79.3 score against 70.4. The iPad 10.2-inch features a lot better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores. The iPad 10.2-inch features a way better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display and less bright screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and the Apple iPad 10.2-inch both count with very similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera, a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a little longer battery life than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a 10% greater battery capacity.
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