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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 4-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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a general score of 70.4 against 62.5. These devices work with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding that. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a processor that's very similar to the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit sharper screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a bit more brightness and a larger display. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). They have the same resolution back camera and a F1.8 aperture.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) feature really similar storage to install applications and games, they have equal internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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