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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-12 |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 69.6. Both tablets in this comparison review use the same iPadOS 18.x OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s CPU is very similar to iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s processing unit, both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a slightly better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a little more brightness and a bigger screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with quite similar cameras, they have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same diafragm aperture, the same resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature similar memory for games and applications, both have exactly the same internal storage. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 28 percent greater battery capacity.
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