Apple iPad Air 11" M3 Blue 2025
The M3 chip’s 9-core GPU brings hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading to the 11-inch 2360x1640 Liquid Retina display, housed in a 460g body with all-day battery life. Full Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard support, paired with 1TB storage and 5G, make it a nimble mobile workspace for note-taking and sketching. Best for business travelers and students needing a lightweight tablet, though its 74.7 productivity score means it strains under heavy multitasking.
Snapshot
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
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 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 11" M3 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 11" 2560x1600 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 11" M3 | 76.4 | 93.8 | 67.8 | 76.2 | 96 | 92.6 | 97.8 | 96.4 | 53.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.5 | 81.6 | 93.5 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.6 | 66.9 | 92.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 77.2 | 92.6 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.2 | 86.6 | 97.8 | 93.6 | 39.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.5 | 81.6 | 98.9 | 87.4 | 69.3 | 89.6 | 79.8 | 85.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.2 | 96.9 | 78.5 | 94 | 91.7 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 79.8 | 92.8 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.3 | 89.3 | 67.8 | 64.2 | 89.1 | 90.1 | 75.1 | 63.3 | 56.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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We started tracking prices for this product on May 28, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
