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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2025-03-04 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 25.50 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro has a general score of 79.5, which is better than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s overall score of 70.4. Apple iPad Pro has iOS 9.x operating system, while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Pro counts with an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less CPU cores and 4 GB less RAM memory.
Apple iPad Pro has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior camera than iPad Pro, because it has a lot larger camera aperture, a back-facing camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s storage for applications and games is just as good as Apple iPad Pro's one, they have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Pro counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 6 percent larger battery capacity.
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