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iPad Air 13-inch (M3)
Apple's cheapest big-screen iPad pairs M3 muscle with a roomy 13-inch canvas. A productivity bargain by Apple standards — you just give up 120Hz, OLED, and Face ID.
Pros
- Big 13-inch display for $500 less than the Pro
- M3 handles heavy creative apps with ease
- 600-nit panel is brighter than the 11-inch Air
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard
- Solid all-day battery life
Cons
- 60Hz refresh rate at $799
- No Face ID, OLED, or ProMotion
- Slow 20W charging
- Weighs more than you expect at 616g
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Air 13-inch (M3)
Display
- Screen size
- 12.9 ″
- Panel type
- Liquid Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2732x2048
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 600 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple M3
- AnTuTu 11
- 2,666,468Top 26%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 754,990Top 26%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 959,308Top 24%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 306,957Top 39%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 645,213Top 20%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,994Top 12%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,752Top 8%
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Battery
- Capacity
- 9,705 mAh
- Charging
- 20 W
- Endurance
- 10 h
Design
- Weight
- 616 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Cellular
- 5G optional
- USB
- USB-C (10Gbps)
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil Pro
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 18
Quick answers
Is the iPad Air 13-inch (M3) good in 2026?
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3) earns an Inno Score of 58.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's cheapest big-screen iPad pairs M3 muscle with a roomy 13-inch canvas. A productivity bargain by Apple standards — you just give up 120Hz, OLED, and Face ID.
What is the iPad Air 13-inch (M3) AnTuTu score?
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3) scores 2,666,468 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 754,990, GPU 959,308, Memory 306,957, UX 645,213). That puts it in the top 26% of the 86 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 2,994 single-core and 11,752 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the iPad Air 13-inch (M3)?
Screen size: 12.9 ″ · Chipset: Apple M3 · Capacity: 9,705 mAh · RAM: 8 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Air 13-inch (M3)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, HONOR Pad 20, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
