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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| -- | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), with a global score of 69.6 against 61. Both of these tablets include iPadOS OS, but Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has 18.x version while Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features just a little better performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a greater number of MHz cores.
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen, they both have the same screen brightness. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is very similar to the camera in iPad mini (7th Gen), both of them have the same (4K) video quality, a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and a camera with a 12 mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more internal memory. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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