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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a general score of 71.7 against 69.6. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS (operating system), but iPad Air (2020) has the previous 14.x version while Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Air (2020)'s body has the same weight than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), but it is way thicker.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a much more powerful CPU than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPad Air (2020) features a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020). The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a camera that is very similar to the iPad Air (2020) one, both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same resolution camera.
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