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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | -- |
| 16.61 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a score of 84, which is better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 70.4. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS (operating system), but iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has older 13.x version and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display, they both have the same brightness.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a way better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a camera that's very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), they have a back facing camera with a 12 MP, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a same size aperture and the same video frame rate.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) count with extremely similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with superior battery life than iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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