Apple iPad Air 13" M3 Blue 2025
The M3 chip with its 9-core GPU delivers hardware-accelerated ray tracing to a tablet for the first time, driving a 13-inch 2732x2048 Liquid Retina display at 600 nits. Weighing 617 grams and with 5G connectivity, this device pairs a slim aluminum build with Apple Pencil Pro support for a genuinely mobile creative station. It’s best for digital illustrators and 3D designers who need a precise, color-accurate canvas and the power to handle layered graphics workflows.
About This Tablet
The M3 chip with its 9-core GPU delivers hardware-accelerated ray tracing to a tablet for the first time, driving a 13-inch 2732x2048 Liquid Retina display at 600 nits. Weighing 617 grams and with 5G connectivity, this device pairs a slim aluminum build with Apple Pencil Pro support for a genuinely mobile creative station. It’s best for digital illustrators and 3D designers who need a precise, color-accurate canvas and the power to handle layered graphics workflows.
- CPU Apple M3
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 13" 2732x2048
- OS iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
- Battery wh 37
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong connectivity (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (91th percentile) 91th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 600 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 |
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 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | 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 | 73.5 | 73.1 | 77.5 | 94.7 | 97.4 | 91 | 83.5 | 96.5 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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