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Apple iPad Air 11" M3 Blue 2025
The M3 chip pairs with the 11-inch Liquid Retina display’s P3 wide color and low reflectivity, delivering fluid multitasking and all-day battery life in a slim 460g body. Groundbreaking Apple Intelligence privacy protections and a 12MP Center Stage camera for natural video calls set it apart from other tablets. It’s best for business users and students who need a portable workstation for note-taking with Apple Pencil Pro, 4K document scanning, and seamless 5G connectivity on the go.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 11" 2360x1640
OS Apple iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 29 Wh
86 Overall Score
Price $470
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong feature (91th percentile) 91th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 93 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 11" M3 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 11" M3 | 73.4 | 73 | 65.8 | 79.3 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 83.4 | 88.5 | 91.1 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 91.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 78 | 77.9 | 82.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.4 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 99.6 | 1.8 | 93.3 | 93.9 | 99.7 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 65.6 | 93.3 | 90.6 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.2 | 93.6 | 96.2 | 41.9 | 30.5 | 93.6 | 89.4 | 94.8 | 71.4 | 51.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations16
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