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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.7 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), with a general score of 69.6 against 65. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) design is newer and thinner than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s, but it's a lot heavier. Both of these devices use iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has the newer 18.x version while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x, so it gives a lot of extra features.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit superior CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 2 more megahertz cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display, they both have the same screen brightness.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a camera that's very similar to the camera in Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), both have a same size aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same 60 fps video frame rates and a 12 mega pixels back-facing camera. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 50% more battery size.
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