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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-12 |
| -- | 21.76 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s general score of 65.4. Both tablets in this review come with iPadOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has the newer 18.x version and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) both have very similar processing units, they have a Octa-Core processor and a 8 GB RAM. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a much more vibrant display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) both feature incredibly similar cameras, both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels and a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage for games and applications as Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), they have equal internal memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior battery duration than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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