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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2025-03-12 | -- |
| 21.76 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 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 | 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 | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is a bit better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s 65.4 overall score. These tablets work with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has the newer 18.x version while iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x version, counting with a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) count with similar CPUs, they have 8 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features an incredibly better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), they have a 12 megapixels camera in the back, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same aperture and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) feature very similar memory to store more games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery life than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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