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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | -- |
| 22.61 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 3.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.72 |
| 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
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is way better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a overall score of 84.6 against 69.6. These tablets have iPadOS OS, but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has the previous 13.x version while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a larger display and a little bit brighter display.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a much greater hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage capacity for games and applications as the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), they have the same 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a camera that's very similar to iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s camera, both of them have the same aperture, the same resolution back facing camera, the same video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rates. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with better battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 9720mAh battery size instead of 7606mAh.
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