Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1299	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1564 (Good)	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M4	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/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
3720	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
13280	11728
3D Mark High
7311	5177
3D Mark Low
7009	3262

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Battery

Type
10290 mAh, Li - Polymer	7606 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) 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 MIMO, 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	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 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

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-fi Only

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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