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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2020-10-16 |
| -- | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) is a little bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a score of 71.7 against 70.4. These devices come with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Air (2020) has the older 14.x version and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Air (2020) features a much better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less brightness and a little smaller display. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) have very similar cameras, they have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rate, the same video definition and a same resolution back-facing camera. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
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