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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | -- |
| 16.44 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | -- |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | 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 (2021) is a lot better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a score of 86.4 against 70.4. These tablets have iPadOS operating system, but iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has older 14.x version and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen, they both have the same screen brightness.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) both feature very similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a much better performing processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has longer battery life than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has a 9705mAh battery size instead of 7540mAh. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is very similar to the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) one, both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the same video definition and the same camera aperture.
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