The iPad Air 13-inch (M3) is Apple's big-screen mid-range tablet: a 13-inch Liquid Retina IPS screen, the 8-core M3, 8 GB of RAM, a landscape front camera, Apple Pencil Pro support and 10 Gb/s USB-C. The screen stays at 60 Hz and is not OLED. Reviews rate the picture and sound very highly and find little change from the previous M2 model; owners praise the large screen, speed and all-day battery.
13-inch Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + Cellular (A3267/A3269); 128 GB–1 TB; 8 GB RAM; Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Display | 13-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS; 2732 × 2048, 264 ppi; 600 nits |
| Chip | Apple M3; 8-core CPU (4 performance, 4 efficiency), 9-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB |
| Rear camera | 12 MP wide, ƒ/1.8; 4K 60 fps video |
| Front camera | 12 MP landscape Center Stage, ƒ/2.0 |
| Audio | Landscape stereo speakers; dual microphones |
| Authentication | Touch ID in the top button |
| Pencil and accessories | Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C), Pencil hover; Smart Connector |
| USB-C | Charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 (up to 10 Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60 Hz |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6E (2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.3; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and eSIM only on the Cellular model |
| Battery | 36.59 Wh; up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi |
| Size and weight | 280.6 × 214.9 × 6.1 mm; Wi-Fi 616 g, Cellular 617 g |
| In the box | iPad Air, 1 m USB-C cable, 20 W USB-C adapter |
Apple presents the iPad Air with the M3 chip and Apple Intelligence support as a tablet that delivers strong performance in a thin, light design. Apple Support
What Hi-Fi? finds the 13-inch screen sharp, natural in colour and good on shadow detail, with a slight contrast and shading edge over the 11-inch M1 model but behind the OLED iPad Pro. It finds the screen being locked at 60 Hz restrictive at this price. The speakers give clear dialogue in films; it suggests a Bluetooth speaker for music. The M3 has the same core counts as the M2, so the upgrade is small and makes sense for owners of an M1 or older model.
What Hi-Fi?: Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3) reviewBest Buy's Space Grey 128 GB Wi-Fi page shows 2,170 reviews, and 98% recommend it. Across 19 visible M3 reviews, the large screen, lag-free speed and all-day battery get the most praise; AliciaM charges about every three days and IloveC likes the landscape front camera after six months. One user says the speakers could be louder and charging is slower than expected, MelaynaS finds the battery drains faster than they would like, and spmrl says after 11 months that the size makes it less portable. No visible review reports a hardware fault.
Best Buy: Apple 13-inch iPad Air (M3) Wi-Fi 128GB customer reviews