Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2022-10-26 |
| -- | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| -- | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 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 A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad (2022) is just a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 74.7 score against 70.4. Both tablets in our current comparison use iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad (2022) has 16.x version while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad (2022) has a way better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPad (2022) has a lot better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen and less bright screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad (2022), because it has more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery life than iPad (2022). The iPad (2022)'s camera is just as good as Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera, both of them have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video frame rate, a 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same video definition.
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