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Apple iPad Air 11" M3 Purple 2025
The Apple M3 chip and 9-core GPU bring ray tracing and dynamic caching to a 460-gram tablet with 8GB RAM and 1TB storage, enabling desktop-class graphics on the go. Its 2360x1640 Liquid Retina display pairs with Apple Pencil Pro support and all-day battery life for a versatile creative canvas. This iPad Air is best for business professionals and design students who need portable performance with 5G connectivity for video editing and 3D work.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 11" 2360x1640
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
Battery 29 Wh
80 Overall Score
Price $520
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong battery (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong storage (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
What owners think
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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 5.3 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
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 | 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 11th Edition | 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) | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | - | 47 | - |
| 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 | 73.1 | 65.8 | 79.3 | 95.7 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 77.7 | 78 | 96.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 94.7 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 77.7 | 78 | 82.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.3 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 98.1 | 0 | 93.3 | 42.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.2 | 93.6 | 96.2 | 41.9 | 30.5 | 93.6 | 89.4 | 94.7 | 71.4 | 51.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $520
Best Buy 1 offers From $520
Amazon 1 offers From $699
B&H Photo 1 offers From $699
Price History
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