Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	8GB/128GB - €950

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
10.48 oz / 297.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A17 pro (3 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz	Octa-core
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	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
2860	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
7002	Untested
3D Mark High
3069	Untested
3D Mark Low
2583	Untested

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Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	9705 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 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 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, 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	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
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Wi-Fi Only

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1080

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1579

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