Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2021-09-24 |
| -- | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| 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
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an overall score of 73.2, which is slightly better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 70.4. Both devices we are comparing include iPadOS operating system, but the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an older 15.x version and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less brightness and a much smaller display. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots better videos and photos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a lot better (4K) video quality, a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 8526mAh.
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