Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3)

The short verdict

iPad Air 11-inch (M3) edges it on score

The iPad Air 11-inch (M3) leads overall; pick the iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) if its strengths below matter more to you.

iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)

9.1

iPad Air 11-inch (M3)

9.3

Choose the iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) if

Bargain hunters who find an M3 Air well below the M4 model and want Pencil Pro support.

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Choose the iPad Air 11-inch (M3) if

Students and creatives who want serious power in a portable tablet

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At a glance

Key differences

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Display1 difference

Brightness

500 nits brightness

500

Performance2 differences

Chipset

Apple M3 (iPad)

Apple M3

GPU

Apple GPU 9-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

460 g

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iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) vs iPad Air 11-inch (M3)

iPad Air 11-inch (M3) edges it on score

Key differences

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