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| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 15.49 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 273 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.8 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, getting a 70.4 score against 64.2. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 comes with Windows 8.1 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) construction is much thinner but a lot heavier than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a much better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 GB less RAM and lesser processing cores (although they are faster).
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) count with very similar memory for apps and games, and although the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has no external SD slot, they both have the same 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures a lot better photographs and videos than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery duration than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
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