Apple iPad (2022) vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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8.0	6.7
Apple iPad (2022)	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Oct 26, 2022	Released · Mar 12, 2025
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px	11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera	Single camera
64GB	8GB · 128GB
7606 mAh	7606 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.83 oz (477.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
10.9-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
82.35 %	82.73 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic	Apple M3
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 4-core	Apple GPU 9-core
RAM
	8GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Capacity
7606 mAh	7606 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 30min

Video

6h 37min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

5G
	Bands 5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 699

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2022	Mar 04, 2025

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Wi-fi Only

Cellular


Weight	16.97 oz (481.0 g)
5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	€ 829

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	€ 1329

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad (2022) Specs	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs
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