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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-03-31 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 15.66 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 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
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a general score of 80 against 70.4. IPad Pro 9.7-inch has a lot better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster). Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has an incredibly better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same resolution back camera and the same back camera sensor size, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has a bigger aperture and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 256 GB internal storage. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has improved battery lifetime than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity.
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