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Apple iPad Air 13" M3 Starlight 2024
CPU Apple M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 37 Wh
86 Overall Score
Price CA$1,968
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| Battery | 37 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 2.2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 37 | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | 72.6 | 93.9 | 66 | 93.3 | 96.9 | 91.8 | 98 | 77.9 | 96.1 | 57.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 92.7 | 99.7 | 91.4 | 86.8 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 63.9 | 65.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 73.4 | 92.6 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 84.4 | 98 | 77.9 | 93 | 48.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.2 | 66.3 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 89.6 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 94.5 | 93 | 89.5 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 89 | 66 | 62.7 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 74 | 55.4 | 59.9 | 85.4 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 87.3 | 28.6 | 86.8 | 77.2 | 53.7 | 88.3 | 88.3 | 72 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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