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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is much better than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with an 81.4 score against 70.4. These tablets come with iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air (2022) has 15.x version while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. IPad Air (2022) features a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The iPad Air (2022) has a much more vibrant screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen and a little darker display. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have a same size camera aperture and a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has more internal storage capacity. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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