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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.37 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2019) is a lot better than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a score of 85.9 against 69.6. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a way better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. IPad Air (2019) counts with much more memory for applications and games than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
IPad Air (2019) features a much faster CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than iPad Air (2019), because it has a way higher video quality, a lot more mega-pixels camera and a much bigger aperture.
The iPad Air (2019) features a bit better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has an 8134mAh battery capacity.
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