Apple iPad Air 13" M3 Blue 2025
The M3 chip brings desktop-class performance to a 616g tablet with a 13-inch 2732x2048 Liquid Retina display, making it a rare combination of power and portability. With up to 1TB of storage, Apple Pencil Pro support, and Wi-Fi 6E plus optional 5G, it handles large file libraries and low-latency stylus input without compromise. This is best for digital illustrators and photo editors who need a color-accurate, high-resolution canvas that stays responsive under layered workloads.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 36 Wh
74 Overall Score
Price CA$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
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 |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| Battery | 36 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 36 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | 75.8 | 73.3 | 67 | 89.9 | 97.5 | 95.8 | 98.6 | 99.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 93.3 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.4 | 66.8 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 93.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 76.6 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 93.7 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.7 | 63.2 |
Usage Scores
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