Apple · iPad Air
iPad Air (3rd generation)
The 2019 10.5-inch iPad Air with an A12 Bionic chip, Apple Pencil support and a Smart Connector for its keyboard.
Model history · 7 models, 2010–2019
- 2010iPad (1st generation)Compare
- 2011iPad 2Compare
- 2012iPad (3rd generation)Compare
- 2012iPad (4th generation)Compare
- 2013iPad Air (1st generation)Compare
- 2014iPad Air 2Compare
- 2019iPad Air (3rd generation)
- Screen
- 10.5″
- Display
- LCD
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB – 256 GB
- Weight
- 456 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the display, performance and battery life, while criticising the old design and accessory cost. Notebookcheck found long charging times.
From engadget.com and notebookcheck.net
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 10.5″
- Resolution
- 2224 × 1668
- Sharpness
- 265 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Display type
- Retina; LED-backlit IPS LCD (IPS confirmed by Notebookcheck)
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Display features
- P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating with 1.8% reflectivity; oleophobic coating
Performance
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- CPU
- 64-bit A12 Bionic; M12 motion coprocessor; 3 GB RAM confirmed by iFixit
- AI engine
- Neural Engine
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Front camera
- 7 MP
- Rear camera
- f/2.4 five-element lens; backside illumination; hybrid IR filter; autofocus; wide colour and Live Photos; HDR; panorama up to 43 MP; burst; timer; auto image stabilisation
- Front camera
- FaceTime HD; f/2.2; Retina Flash; wide colour capture; backside illumination; auto HDR; burst; timer
- Video recording
- Rear 1080p; slow-motion at 240 fps; stabilised time-lapse; video stabilisation; 3x video zoom; front 1080p at 30 fps
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 10 hours
- Battery capacity
- 30.2 Wh
- Mobile data option
- Yes
- Stylus
- Supported, sold separately
- Keyboard made for it
- Yes
- Battery life detail
- Up to 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing
- Charging
- USB power adapter or USB computer charging
- USB-C
- Lightning; 3.5 mm headphone jack; Smart Connector
- Wi-Fi
- Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Mobile network
- Gigabit-class LTE; nano-SIM with Apple SIM support and eSIM; cellular model weighs 464 g
- Stylus support
- Apple Pencil (1st generation), sold separately
- Keyboards
- Smart Keyboard, sold separately
Design
- Weight
- 456 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Height × width
- 250.6 × 174.1 mm
- Operating system
- iPadOS
- Biometrics
- Touch ID in Home button
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers
- Microphones
- Dual microphones
- Sensors
- Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light; compass; iBeacon; GPS and GNSS on cellular model
- Colours
- Silver, Gold, Space Grey
- Software at launch
- iOS 12; orders opened 18 March 2019, with shops receiving it the following week
- In the box
- iPad Air; Lightning to USB cable; USB power adapter
Storage options
| Storage |
|---|
| 64 GB |
| 256 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Laminated P3 display with True Tone
- Supports Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
Cons
- Lightning rather than USB-C
- Starts with 64 GB storage
- Storage cannot be expanded
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2″ | LCD | A10 Fusion | 3 GB | 32 GB – 128 GB | 483 g | Sept 2019 | |
| 10.2″ | LCD | A12 Bionic | 3 GB | 32 GB – 128 GB | 490 g | Sept 2020 | |
| 10.4″ | LCD | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 | 3 GB | 32 GB – 64 GB | 476 g | Oct 2020 |
Previous model: iPad Air 2. Newer model: iPad Air (4th generation).
Sources
- support.apple.com/en-gb/111939
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-p…
- ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Air+3+Teardown/121759
- notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPad-Air-2019-Tablet-Review.416277.0.html
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