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| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-06-09 | 2025-03-12 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 24.41 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 660.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 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 A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is much better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with an 89.8 score against 70.4. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch features an incredibly better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster).
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has better video frame rate. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has more internal memory.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10891mAh battery capacity against 9705mAh.
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