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iPad Air (3rd generation)

A12 power and a laminated screen in the classic body.

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Buying call

The 2019 iPad Air combines the A12 Bionic with a laminated 10.5-inch 2224x1668 True Tone display, Smart Keyboard support, first-gen Apple Pencil support, Touch ID and a headphone jack, all in a 456g body. Performance and battery life are excellent. The design is dated, the 8MP rear camera is basic, and you're stuck with the older Pencil.

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Key specs
Battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi
Display type
10.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
Rear camera
- 8-megapixel camera - ƒ/2.4 aperture - Five-element lens - Hybrid IR filter - Backside illumination - Live Photos - Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos - Autofocus - Panorama (up to 43 megapixels) - HDR for photos - Exposure control - Burst mode
Weight
456 g
Highlights

Specs that matter

Display
Size
10.5" (267 mm)
Brightness
500 nits
Performance
Processor
A12 Bionic
Storage
64GB, 256GB
Body
Dimensions
height: 9.8 inches (250.6 mm); width: 6.8 inches (174.1 mm); depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
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Product highlights

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Display10.5" (267 mm)
ChipsetA12 Bionic
RAM / storage64GB, 256GB
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Buying decision

Should you buy it?

The 2019 iPad Air combines the A12 Bionic with a laminated 10.5-inch 2224x1668 True Tone display, Smart Keyboard support, first-gen Apple Pencil support, Touch ID and a headphone jack, all in a 456g body. Performance and battery life are excellent. The design is dated, the 8MP rear camera is basic, and you're stuck with the older Pencil.

Best for

Students and note-takers who want a laminated display and keyboard support

Not for

Anyone wanting a modern design or second-gen Pencil

Main strengthA12 Bionic performance
Main weaknessDated design with thick bezels
Reasons to buy
A12 Bionic performance
Laminated 10.5-inch True Tone display
Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil support
Long battery life
Reasons to avoid
Dated design with thick bezels
First-gen Apple Pencil only
Basic 8MP rear camera
Measured view8.5/10What the pros say.
Head to head

How it stacks up

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This deviceiPad Air (3rd generation)
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AlternativeiPad Pro (10.5-inch)
Display
10.5"10.5"
Chipset
A12 BionicA10
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iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
AlternativeiPad Air 11-inch (M4)
Display
10.5"11"
Chipset
A12 BionicM4
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iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
AlternativeiPad Air 11-inch (M3)
Display
10.5"11"
Chipset
A12 BionicM3
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Product data

Full specifications

17 attributes, grouped for quick scanning. Spot a wrong value? Hit the next to it.

Display

Display type
10.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
Brightness
500

Battery & Charging

Battery
  • Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi
  • watching video
  • or listening to music
  • Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network

Camera

Rear camera
- 8-megapixel camera - ƒ/2.4 aperture - Five-element lens - Hybrid IR filter - Backside illumination - Live Photos - Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos - Autofocus - Panorama (up to 43 megapixels) - HDR for photos - Exposure control - Burst mode

Connectivity

Bluetooth
5.0

Body

Dimensions
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
Weight
456 g
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