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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 10.08 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than the iPod touch 6th generation's overall score of 65.6. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and iPod touch 6th generation comes with iOS 12.x operating system. Even though iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is incredibly heavier than iPod touch 6th generation, it's way thinner and incredibly newer.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation has an extremely better processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser cores and a smaller amount of RAM. Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a much better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display and less bright display.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with as much memory for apps and games as the iPod touch 6th generation one, they have the same internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot better camera than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a much better resolution back-facing camera, a much larger aperture and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has an 830% more battery size.
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