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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2018-03-27 |
| -- | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 9.9 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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 9.7-inch (2018) has a general score of 77, which is a bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much faster CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature extremely similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little better battery duration than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a 10% bigger battery capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a much bigger camera aperture for better images and videos in low light situations, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
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