iPad · Air
2025
iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
Brings 3nm Apple M3 silicon with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and a dedicated new Magic Keyboard to the 11-inch iPad Air.
- Announced
- 2025-03-04
- Family
- iPad
- Branch
- Air
- Historical weight
- Major evolution
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- 11" or 13" Liquid Retina, up to 2732×2048
- Chip / CPU
- Apple M3 · 4.05 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Base storage
- 128 GB
- Ports & charging
- USB-C
- Weight
- 460 g
- Dimensions
- 247.6×178.5×6.1 mm
- Original OS
- iPadOS 18.3
- Launch price
- $599
- Released
- March 12, 2025
- Graphics
- Apple 9-core GPU
- CPU cores
- 8
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
3- Silicon
Apple M3 chip (3nm)
8-core CPU (4 performance and 4 efficiency cores), 10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading, Dynamic Caching, and an enhanced 16-core Neural Engine; delivers substantial performance and efficiency gains for gaming and on-device Apple Intelligence tasks.
- Input
Dedicated Magic Keyboard for iPad Air
Redesigned keyboard accessory bringing a 14-key dedicated function row, floating cantilever magnetic design, and integrated multi-touch trackpad at an accessible price.
- Software
Enhanced Apple Intelligence processing
Accelerates local generative intelligence models, photo editing, and complex creative workflows.
Retained
8- Display
11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2360-by-1640 resolution at 264 ppi, 500…
11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2360-by-1640 resolution at 264 ppi, 500 nits brightness, P3 wide color, True Tone, fully laminated with anti-reflective coating).
- Camera
Landscape-oriented 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage
Landscape-oriented 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage.
- Ports
Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C) support, including squeeze gesture, barrel ro…
Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C) support, including squeeze gesture, barrel roll, haptic feedback, and 12 mm hover preview.
- Sensors
Top-button Touch ID biometric sensor
Top-button Touch ID biometric sensor.
- Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and global eSIM-only cellular architecture
Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and global eSIM-only cellular architecture.
- Design
6.1 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 462 g
6.1 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 462 g.
- Ports
USB-C port supporting 10 Gbps transfer speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2)
USB-C port supporting 10 Gbps transfer speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2).
- Product
Starting price preserved at $599 (US) for 128GB ($549 for education)
Starting price preserved at $599 (US) for 128GB ($549 for education).
Technology DNA
Ideas carried by this generation.
Canonical predecessor
iPad Air 11-inch (M2) iPad Air 11-inch (M3)