Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $599 | €699	8GB/128GB - €950

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 261 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
536 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

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

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3017	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
11728	Untested
3D Mark High
5177	Untested
3D Mark Low
3262	Untested

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh	9705 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 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, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

Wi-fi Only

Wi-Fi Only

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1080

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1579

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