{"id":18537,"date":"2025-04-17T06:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T04:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/apple-ipad-air-m3-review-the-premium-tablet-to-beat\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T06:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T04:37:30","slug":"apple-ipad-air-m3-review-the-premium-tablet-to-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/apple-ipad-air-m3-review-the-premium-tablet-to-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a choice of screen sizes<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack.<\/p>\n<p>The new iPad Air M3 costs from \u00a3599 (\u20ac699\/$599\/A$999) \u2013 the same as its predecessor \u2013 and comes in two sizes with either an 11in or 13in screen. It sits between the base-model \u00a3329 iPad A16 and the \u00a3999 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/may\/15\/ipad-pro-m4-review-ludicrously-good-hardware-thats-total-overkill-for-most\">iPad Pro M4<\/a>, splitting the difference in price and features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen:<\/strong> 11in or 13in Liquid Retina display (264ppi)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Apple M3 (9-core GPU)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 128, 256, 512GB or 1TB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> iPadOS 18.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> 12MP rear, 12MP centre stage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> Wifi 6E (5G optional eSim-only), Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Touch ID, Smart Connecter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1mm or 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 460g or 616g<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/apr\/17\/apple-ipad-air-m3-review-battery-life-screen-size-camera-video-call\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4f97790120fc4c08995b4c2c4ad491d807e880d6\/732_531_5502_3303\/master\/5502.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c531e9565b38710c766cfa76f26a18e5\" title=\"Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat\" \/>New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a choice of screen sizes<br \/>\nApple\u2019s iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack.<br \/>\nThe new iPad Air M3 costs from \u00a3599 (\u20ac699\/$599\/A$999) \u2013 the same as its predecessor \u2013 and comes in two sizes with either an 11in or 13in screen. It sits between the base-model \u00a3329 iPad A16 and the \u00a3999 iPad Pro M4, splitting the difference in price and features.<br \/>\nScreen: 11in or 13in Liquid Retina display (264ppi)<br \/>\nProcessor: Apple M3 (9-core GPU)<br \/>\nRAM: 8GB<br \/>\nStorage: 128, 256, 512GB or 1TB<br \/>\nOperating system: iPadOS 18.4<br \/>\nCamera: 12MP rear, 12MP centre stage<br \/>\nConnectivity: Wifi 6E (5G optional eSim-only), Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Touch ID, Smart Connecter<br \/>\nDimensions: 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1mm or 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1mm<br \/>\nWeight: 460g or 616g Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a choice of screen sizes Apple\u2019s iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack. The new iPad Air M3 costs from \u00a3599 (\u20ac699\/$599\/A$999) \u2013 the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/apple-ipad-air-m3-review-the-premium-tablet-to-beat\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":18538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18537"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}