Apple iPad (2022) vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2022	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€950

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.83 oz / 477.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 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, 82.35% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.68 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic	Apple M3
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 4-core	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2053	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4591	Untested
3D Mark High
2266	Untested
3D Mark Low
1952	Untested

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh, Li - Ion	9705 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 30min

Video

6h 37min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1080

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1579

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Full specifications
Apple iPad (2022) Specs	Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs
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