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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-07-15 | 2025-03-12 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 3.10 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 7.92 | 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 |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 a bit better than iPod touch 6th generation's score of 65.6. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is a lot newer and much thinner than iPod touch 6th generation's, but it is also noticeably heavier.
IPod touch 6th generation has a much better screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display, they both have the same screen brightness. Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much powerful CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM memory and less CPU cores (although faster).
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes greater pictures and videos than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a much bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited environments, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s memory for applications and games is just as good as the Apple iPod touch 6th generation one, both have equal internal storage. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery life than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity against 1043mAh.
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