M3 iPad Air vs. M4 iPad Pro: Compare display, performance, portability, and features to find the perfect Apple tablet for your needs.

The M3 bump seems to offer another good step up: On Geekbench 6, the multicore score was 11,643, compared to the M4 iPad Pro's score of 14,672, and the M2 iPad Air's score last year of 9,894.

Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The M3 ‌iPad Air‌ is priced starting at $599, while the M4 ‌iPad Pro‌ is $999, so there's a notable difference in terms of cost.

But as I wrote in my iPad Air M3 vs iPad Pro M4 comparison, the pricier tablet does have one big advantage that would make me think twice, were I in the market for a new iPad.

The new M4 iPad Pro is here, and in this video, I unbox, test, and review Apple's thinnest and most powerful tablet yet. With its stunning OLED display, upgraded M4 chip, and improved FaceTime camera ...

Discover the iPad Air 2025 with the M3 chip, Apple Pencil Pro, and iPadOS 18—perfect for creativity, productivity, and versatility.

However, one shortfall of the Air is that, unlike the iPad Pro, it uses an LCD panel and a screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, which makes it feel sluggish and outdated compared to Apple’s top-tier ...