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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-12 |
| -- | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | -- |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 a little bit better than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), getting a 69.6 score against 65.6. Both devices in this comparison review use iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has newer 18.x version and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x, providing some additional features.
IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have a display with the same size. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) feature quite similar memory for apps and games, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a CPU that is just as good as the iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) one, both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a camera that's just as good as the camera in Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), they have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera in the back and a same size diafragm aperture.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery lifetime than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen).
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