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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Pro is better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a 79.5 score against 70.4. Apple iPad Pro works with iOS 9.x operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Pro counts with a much better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage to store more games and applications as Apple iPad Pro, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro has a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and less cpu cores.
Apple iPad Pro has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10307mAh battery capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Pro, because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot bigger aperture to take better captures in poorly lited situations.
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