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OnePlus Pad 3 vs Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)

80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3
VS
80 out of 100
Apple IPad Air 13
Pad 3
IPad Air 13" (2024)

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 10340 mAh
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (848 against 591 nits)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 2536K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 19% higher pixel density (315 vs 264 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
  • Shows 65% longer battery life (29:14 vs 17:40 hours)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Weighs 58 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad 3 and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
58.0
(Average)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 3
vs
IPad Air 13" (2024)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.2 inches 13 inches
Resolution 2400 x 3392 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 4:3
PPI 315 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 900 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection 60-144 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 45 ms
Contrast - 1018:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 3 +43%
848 nits
IPad Air 13" (2024)
591 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 289.61 mm (11.4 inches) 280.6 mm (11.05 inches)
Width 209.66 mm (8.25 inches) 214.9 mm (8.46 inches)
Thickness 5.97 mm (0.24 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 675 g (23.81 oz) 617 g (21.76 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Blue Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2) 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 3 +1%
87.6%
IPad Air 13" (2024)
86.8%
Tablet Ranking (34th and 35th place)
iPad Ranking (#10th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad 3 and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple M2 (iPad)
Max clock 4320 MHz 3490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard
- 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple GPU 10-core
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2863.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad 3 and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 3 +16%
3003
IPad Air 13" (2024)
2585
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 3
9307
IPad Air 13" (2024) +8%
10090
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 3
24691
IPad Air 13" (2024) +76%
43561
Compute Score (GPU) 24691 43561
Single-core score 3003 2585
Multi-core score 9307 10090
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 3 +31%
3317414
IPad Air 13" (2024)
2536320
CPU 1061523 841074
GPU 1152696 801119
Memory 369778 371059
UX 733417 523068
Total score 3317414 2536320
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 3 +11%
2544
IPad Air 13" (2024)
2299
Stability 82% 74%
Graphics test 19 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 2544 2299
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 3 +52%
11865
IPad Air 13" (2024)
7827
Graphics test 45 FPS 30 FPS
Section 1 50 FPS 38 FPS
Section 2 46 FPS 30 FPS
Section 3 40 FPS 20 FPS
Graphics score 11865 7827
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13279 -
Video editing 6340 -
Photo editing 25239 -
Data manipulation 15200 -
Writing score 18634 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu3242325
📘 2026-07-10 (Даниил Oneplus Fan)AnTuTu3286274
📘 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d)AnTuTu3188009
📘 2026-04-03 -> Afera666AnTuTu3612786
📘 2026-03-30 (Shakeel)AnTuTu3317414
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Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 6400 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM Oxygen OS 15 -
OS size - 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 12140 mAh 10340 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:29 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:01 hr 12:05 hr
Watching video 12:27 hr 11:26 hr
Gaming 07:31 hr 07:56 hr
Standby 77 hr 167 hr
General battery life
Pad 3
17:40 hr
IPad Air 13" (2024) +65%
29:14 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 8.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2025 May 2024
Release date June 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $799
Successor - - Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 20 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad 3. But if the camera, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024).

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
23 (88.5%)
3 (11.5%)
Total votes: 26

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