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iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024) vs iPad Air 11-inch (M3)

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iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
iPad Air 11-inch (M3)9.3Excellent· Top score
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The short verdict

iPad Air 11-inch (M3) is scored, the other is pending

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iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
9.3
iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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    • Students and creatives who want serious power in a portable tablet
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    At a glance

    Key differences

    Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
    Display1 difference
    Brightness
    500 nits brightness
    500
    Performance2 differences
    Chipset
    Apple M2 (iPad)
    Apple M3
    GPU
    Apple GPU 10-core
    9-core GPU
    Battery & Charging2 differences
    Capacity
    28.93 Wh lithium-polymer
    Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
    Charging port
    USB-C (Charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s))
    USB-C
    Camera1 difference
    Primary camera
    12 MP
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    Connectivity2 differences
    Ports
    USB Type-C
    USB-C port with support for:
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
    Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO 5
    Body1 difference
    Weight
    461 g
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