Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $599 | €699	8GB/256GB - $999

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches 249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	15.73 oz / 446.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue	Silver, Space Black

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2360x1640px, 261 PPI	2420x1688px, 268 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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 M5
Processor
Octa-core	Nona-core
GPU
Apple GPU 9-core	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (18.x)	iPadOS (26.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	8160 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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 (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
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 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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