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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 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
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is a little bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s overall score of 65. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) construction is noticeably newer and way thinner than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s, but it's a lot heavier. These tablets come with iPadOS OS (operating system), but the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a more recent 18.x version while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x, providing some extra features.
IPad mini (6th Gen) features a lot better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less bright screen and a lot smaller display. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a larger number of megahertz cores.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage. IPad mini (6th Gen) and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature quite similar cameras, they have the same video resolution, a F1.8 aperture, the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same resolution camera.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity instead of 5078mAh.
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