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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2025-03-12 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 3.10 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 11 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation's global score of 62.7. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) body is notably newer and notably thinner, but notably heavier than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x operating system.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a way better performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores and 7,5 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. IPod Touch 5th Generation features an incredibly better screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 7606mAh battery size against 1030mAh.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a way bigger aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a camera with way more mega pixels.
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