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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-10-29 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 21.27 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| True RGB Real Stripe PLS | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T604 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.04 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time | -- |
| 9.6 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | 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 Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 10's 68.1 global score. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a a lot newer and much thinner tablet than the Google Nexus 10, but it is also a little heavier. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Google Nexus 10 has Android 5.1 operating system.
Google Nexus 10 counts with a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. Google Nexus 10 has a much better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better camera than Google Nexus 10, because it has a much better (4K) video quality and a lot higher 12 MP resolution camera in the back.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 10, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit longer battery duration than Google Nexus 10, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 9000mAh.
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