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Apple iPad Air 13" M3 Space Gray 2025
The M3 chip brings desktop-class performance to a 617g tablet with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display featuring P3 wide color and ultralow reflectivity. It uniquely balances pro-level creative power with Apple Intelligence features and all-day battery life in a thin, portable design. This iPad is best for digital artists and note-takers who rely on the Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for a precise, laptop-like workflow.
CPU M3
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
70 Overall Score
Price $730
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong connectivity (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 47 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M3 | 75.8 | 73.3 | 31.1 | 88.5 | 32.2 | 89.7 | 94.7 | 91.5 | 91.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 93.3 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.4 | 66.8 | 92.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 | 85.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 75.2 | 92.7 | 93 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 93.7 | 50.3 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.7 | 63.2 | 85.3 |
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