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Apple iPad Air 10.5" 3rd Generation Space Gray 2019
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 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 10.5" 2224x1668
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
48 Overall Score
Price $385
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong screen (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
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 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 3 GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.5" 2224x1668 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.5" 3rd Generation | 36.6 | 38.2 | 31.1 | 73.4 | 32.2 | 92.4 | 83.7 | 63.2 |
| 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 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 99.7 | 1.6 | 93 | 95 | 99.7 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 93.7 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.6 | 63.2 |
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