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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2025-03-12 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 25.50 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 3.7 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 8.72 |
| 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
The iPad Pro has an overall score of 79.5, which is better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 overall score. IPad Pro counts with iOS 9.x OS, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. IPad Pro features a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bigger screen.
The iPad Pro features a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as iPad Pro's one, both of them have the same internal storage.
The Apple iPad Pro counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 36% greater battery size. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better videos and photos than Apple iPad Pro, because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution, a much bigger camera aperture and a back camera with a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution.
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