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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2017-06-09 |
| -- | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has an overall score of 89.8, which is a lot better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch features an incredibly better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same video quality and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has faster video frame rates.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has much more memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a bit superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 10891mAh of battery capacity against 9705mAh.
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