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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 263 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 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 |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has an overall score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. Both devices in this comparison have iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has the older 15.x version and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much sharper display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both have a display with the same size. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) feature incredibly similar processing units, both of them have 8 cpu cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures way better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same resolution back-facing camera. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) count with extremely similar memory capacity for games and applications, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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