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| Global Score | |
| 55.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2023-12-21 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.95 x 7.09 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 19.58 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 249 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 710 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 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 | |
| 8300mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.2 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than Honor Pad 9, getting a 70.4 score against 55.8. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is newer and notably thinner than the Honor Pad 9's, but it is also somewhat heavier. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Honor Pad 9 counts with Android 13 operating system.
The Honor Pad 9 features a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less brightness and a little smaller display. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little better hardware performance than Honor Pad 9, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM, the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has a larger number of cores.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Honor Pad 9, because although it has a back camera with less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage capacity for applications and games as the Honor Pad 9 one, both have the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit longer battery lifetime than Honor Pad 9, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity.
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