"Apple claims that the device's display is anti-reflective"
A lie. Having a glare display, it is reflective. It does reduce reflection but it lacks a matte ("nano textured") display and a matte surface of the display edges.
It's really weird to see in some of the tests (e.g., WiFi 6E with AX11000 transmit, Wildlife Benchmark) the 2024 iPad Air 13 achieved much better scores than the 2025 version. Looks like some typo to me.
The iPad Air has been given a processor upgrade in 2025: the Apple M3 now delivers the power and should make the tablet one of the fastest on the market. In our test, we took a look at what else Apple has come up with to keep its 12.9-inch tablet up-to-date.