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Apple - iPad Air 11 M3 vs Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2

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iPad Air 11 M3APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
iPad Air 11 M3
50.0/ 100D
Performance46· 40%
Display54· 32%
Design—· 28%
Tab Extreme Gen 2LENOVORENDER
Probe B
Lenovo
Tab Extreme Gen 2
65.0/ 100C
Performance55· 40%
Display77· 32%
Design—· 28%
Quick verdict

Between the iPad Air 11 M3 and Tab Extreme Gen 2, the iPad Air 11 M3 comes out ahead in weight, while the Tab Extreme Gen 2 wins on storage and refresh rate. Overall, the iPad Air 11 M3 scores 50 and the Tab Extreme Gen 2 scores 65 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Tab Extreme Gen 2 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 15.0 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the iPad Air 11 M3 if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight.

Pick the Tab Extreme Gen 2 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are storage, refresh rate, peak brightness, among others.

Both ship with comparable stylus support, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the Tab Extreme Gen 2 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - iPad Air 11 M3 wins

  • ▲Weight — 272.00 g less. 460 vs 732.

Why Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2 wins

  • ▲Storage — 100.00% more. 256 GB vs 128 GB.
  • ▲Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • ▲Peak brightness — 80.00% more. 900 nits vs 500 nits.
  • ▲RAM — 50.00% more. 12 GB vs 8 GB.
  • ▲Screen size — 31.82% more. 14.5 " vs 11 ".
Full readout

Spec comparison

Display

SpecApple - iPad Air 11 M3Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
Screen sizeⓘ11 "14.5 "lead
Refresh rateⓘ60 Hz120 Hzlead
PanelⓘLCDOLEDlead
Peak brightnessⓘ500 nits900 nitslead

Performance

SpecApple - iPad Air 11 M3Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
ChipsetApple M3MediaTek Dimensity 9300
RAMⓘ8 GB12 GBlead
Storageⓘ128 GB256 GBlead

Design

SpecApple - iPad Air 11 M3Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
Weight460 glead732 g
Stylus supporttruetrue
Cellulartrueleadfalse
OSiPadOSAndroidlead
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Spec-level deep dives

Screen size→Refresh rate→Panel→Peak brightness→Chipset→RAM→Storage→Weight→Stylus support→Cellular→OS→
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