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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2025-03-04 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.34 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 5.85 | 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 | 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 | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.08 |
| 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 Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 70.4 score against 65. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a notably newer and way thinner portable tablet than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it is much heavier. Both tablets in this review include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a newer 18.x version while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x, offering a couple nice extra features.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a much sharper display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less brightness and a much smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit better processing power than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 2 more CPU cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery duration than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a camera that is very similar to the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) one, they have the same 60 fps video frame rates, the same video definition, the same diafragm aperture and the same resolution camera.
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