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Apple iPad Air 13" M3 Starlight 2025
The M3 chip brings a 9-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading to a 13-inch 2732x2048 IPS display. At 616g and with full Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard support, it balances a large canvas with genuine portability. This iPad Air is best for students and avid readers who need a sharp, expansive touchscreen for note-taking and media consumption without the Pro’s cost.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
Battery 37 Wh
79 Overall Score
Price $599
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 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 | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| Battery | 37 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" 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) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 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) | 37 | - | - | - | 47 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | 73.4 | 73 | 65.8 | 94.5 | 97.4 | 83.6 | 64.6 | 77.9 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 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 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 98.1 | 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 | 71.4 | 51.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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