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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
The iPad Air (2020) has a score of 71.7, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s overall score of 69.6. IPad Air (2020)'s body weights the same than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), but it is noticeably thicker. These devices come with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but iPad Air (2020) has the previous 14.x version while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a really superior performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much sharper display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display, they both have the same brightness.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is just as good as iPad Air (2020)'s camera, both have a 12 megapixels resolution camera, the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same size camera aperture. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
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