Apple iPad Air 10.5" 3rd Generation 2019, A12 Bionic, 4GB, 256GB, Cellular, Space Gray
The A12 Bionic chip powers a 10.5-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and 2224x1668 resolution, delivering up to 10 hours of battery life. This Geek Squad Certified Refurbished model adds 256GB storage and Gigabit-class LTE, remaining highly portable at just 462g with stereo speakers and Apple Pencil support. It's best for digital artists and note-takers who need a thin, 6.1mm tablet for sketching on the go.
CPU A12
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 10.5" 2224x1668
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong screen (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong portability (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.5" |
| Resolution | 2224x1668 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 10.5" 3rd Generation | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 62751 | BESTTAB T60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ | 3000 MHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.5" 2224x1668 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12" |
| OS | iPadOS | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Sharpness | Portability | Connectivity | Affordability | Water Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.5" 3rd Generation | 50.4 | 48.3 | 31 | 74.2 | 32.2 | 91.9 | 83.5 | 67.4 | 74.1 | 58.6 | 0 | 46.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 94 | 94.6 | 92.6 | 99.2 | 98.6 | 84.9 | 97.7 | 78.2 | 21.8 | 92.8 | 3.6 | 46.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 80.9 | 78.9 | 92.6 | 97.1 | 88.9 | 97 | 83.5 | 87.5 | 42.3 | 92.8 | 21.7 | 46.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 82 | 79.9 | 80.8 | 93.5 | 84 | 99.4 | 89.4 | 89.2 | 64.8 | 63 | 13.8 | 97.5 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 62751 Compare | 83.8 | 81.8 | 80.8 | 98.5 | 85.3 | 65.9 | 89.4 | 99.3 | 78.5 | 77.3 | 16.1 | 46.7 |
| BESTTAB T60 Compare | 82.4 | 80.2 | 80.8 | 42.6 | 86.9 | 88.8 | 74.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 58.6 | 39.6 | 46.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall50.6
- Reading51.4
- Student46.1
- Business51.9
- Art Design59.1
- Productivity50.4
- Entertainment53.4
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