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iPad Air 11″ (M3)

Released March 2025

The 2025 11-inch iPad Air with M3 is Apple's mid-range tablet, with Apple Pencil Pro support and a Magic Keyboard of its own, suited to students and creative users who don't need an OLED or high-refresh display.

Model history · 11 models, 2010–2025

Screen: 10.86″
Display: LCD, 60 Hz
Chip: M3
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB – 1 TB
Weight: 460 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers find the M3 iPad Air a fast, well-rounded tablet with strong battery life and a good screen, and TechRadar praised its audio and unchanged price. The common criticisms are the 60 Hz display without ProMotion and how little has changed from the M2 model.

From trustedreviews.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 10.86″
Resolution: 2360 × 1640
Sharpness: 265 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Brightness: 500 nits
Display type: Liquid Retina display, LED-backlit IPS LCD; sold as 11-inch, 10.86 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle
Pixel density: 264 ppi
Display features: Wide colour (P3); True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Performance

Chip: M3
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU: 8-core CPU with 4 performance and 4 efficiency cores
GPU: 9-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with hardware-accelerated 8K HEVC, 4K H.264, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode
AI engine: 16-core Neural Engine

Cameras

Rear camera: 12 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Front camera: 12 MP
Rear camera: 12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4
Front camera: Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera, ƒ/2.0
Video recording: 4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 25, 30 or 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)

Battery and connections

Battery life (maker's claim): Up to 10 hours
Battery capacity: 28.93 Wh
Mobile data option: Yes
Stylus: Supported, sold separately
Keyboard made for it: Yes
Battery life detail: Up to 10 hours surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data
Charging: Via USB-C power adapter (not included) or computer
USB-C: USB-C with charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60Hz
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3
Mobile network: 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO; eSIM only
Stylus support: Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover
Keyboards: Magic Keyboard for iPad Air (white)

Design

Weight: 460 g
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Height × width: 247.6 × 178.5 mm
Operating system: iPadOS
Biometrics: Touch ID in the top button
Speakers: Landscape stereo speakers
Microphones: Dual microphones
Sensors: Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensor
Materials: 100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure
Colours: Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey
Software at launch: iPadOS 18
In the box: iPad Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)

Storage options

Storage
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
1 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

M3 with an 8-core CPU, 9-core GPU and hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Works with Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for iPad Air
5G option, Wi-Fi 6E and a 12MP landscape Center Stage front camera

Cons

60Hz LCD with no ProMotion, and 500 nits brightness
8GB RAM on every storage option
USB-C port limited to 10Gb/s, and Touch ID rather than Face ID

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Weight	Released
AppleiPad (A16)	10.86″	LCD, 60 Hz	A16	6 GB	128 GB – 512 GB	477 g	Mar 2025
AppleiPad Air 11″ (M2)	10.86″	LCD, 60 Hz	M2	8 GB	128 GB – 1 TB	462 g	May 2024
SamsungGalaxy Tab S10 Lite	10.9″	LCD, 90 Hz	Exynos 1380	6 GB – 8 GB	128 GB – 256 GB	524 g	Sept 2025

Previous model: iPad Air 11″ (M2).

Sources

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