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iPad Air (A12)
The 2019 iPad Air pairs the A12 Bionic with a 10.5-inch True Tone Retina display, Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard support. It launched at $499 for 64GB Wi-Fi, keeping the Lightning port and Touch ID home button.
Pros
- A12 Bionic chip with 3GB of RAM
- 10.5-inch 2224x1668 Retina display rated at 500 nits
- Supports Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard
- Light 456g body at 6.1mm thick
- Stereo speakers, Touch ID and 3.5mm headphone jack
Cons
- Only 8MP rear and 7MP front cameras
- Lightning port instead of USB-C
- Wide bezels around the display
- 64GB base storage with no card slot
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple A12 Bionic, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Air (A12)
Display
- Screen size
- 10.5 ″
- Panel type
- Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2224x1668
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A12 Bionic
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 256GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,134 mAh
Design
- Weight
- 456 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Front camera
- 7 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Cellular
- LTE optional
- USB
- Lightning
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil (1st generation)
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 26
Quick answers
Is the iPad Air (A12) good in 2026?
The iPad Air (A12) earns an Inno Score of 44.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 2019 iPad Air pairs the A12 Bionic with a 10.5-inch True Tone Retina display, Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard support. It launched at $499 for 64GB Wi-Fi, keeping the Lightning port and Touch ID home button.
What are the key specs of the iPad Air (A12)?
Screen size: 10.5 ″ · Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic · Capacity: 8,134 mAh · RAM: 3 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Air (A12)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Ulefone Armor Pad 2, Honor Pad X10 Pro Max, Lenovo Tab P12 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
