Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison
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| Apple iPad Air (2020) | Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) |
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Released
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Oct 16, 2020
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Released
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Mar 12, 2025
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10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
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13.0-inch · 2732x2048px
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Single camera
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Single camera
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4GB · 64GB
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8GB · 128GB
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9705 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Sep 15, 2020 | Mar 04, 2025 |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 4GB/64GB - $729 4GB/256GB - $879 Wi-Fi only version - $599 |
8GB/128GB - $950 8GB/256GB - $1080 8GB/512GB - $1329 8GB/1024GB - $1579 |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 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 Wi-Fi only version - 458 g |
21.76 oz / 617.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum | Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | |
| Colors | |
| Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue | Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue |
Display
| Size | |
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| 10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body | 13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD, 60Hz, 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) | |
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| Untested | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 1.9 (Good) | Untested |
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Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | Apple M3 |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm |
Octa-core |
| GPU | |
| Apple 4-core GPU | 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 (14.x) | iPadOS (18.x) |
Battery
| Type | |
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| Li - Ion | 9705 mAh |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | |
| 12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) 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, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS |
4K UHD (60 fps) |
| Front | |
| 7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps) | 12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps) |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.0 | 5.3 |
| WLAN | |
| Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax | 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, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Other | |
| UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| No 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Multiple speakers | Multiple speakers |
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | |
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| 5G Ready | |
| LTE Bands | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71 | |
| TDD Bands | |
| 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s |
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM, eSIM | eSIM |
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