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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| -- | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.48 |
| 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 9.7-inch is better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a global score of 80 against 70.4. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser CPU cores (although faster).
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a way better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same sensor size, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has higher 60 frames per second video frame rate and a larger aperture to capture better low light captures.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has improved battery lifetime than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a 9705mAh battery size.
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