Apple 13-inch iPad Air (M3) Cellular 128GB - Starlight (2025)

Apple 13-inch iPad Air (M3) Cellular 128GB - Starlight (2025)

Number of built-in speakers

2

Number of microphones

2

Microphone modes

Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum

Dolby technologies

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Battery capacity

36.59 Wh

Battery technology

Lithium Polymer (LiPo)

Continuous video playback time

10 h

Browsing time (Wi-Fi)

10 h

Brand specific technologies

True Tone, Wide color (P3)

Rear camera type

Single camera

Rear camera resolution (numeric)

12 MP

Rear camera aperture number

1.8

Rear camera lens elements

5-element lens

Lens cover material

Sapphire crystal

Auto focus

Yes

Panorama

Yes

Time lapse mode

Yes

Cinematic video stabilization

Yes

Video recording modes

720p, 1080p, 2160p

Video capturing speed

240 fps

Front camera resolution (numeric)

12 MP

Screen flash

Yes

Geotagging

Yes

Burst mode

Yes

Portrait mode

Yes

Camera image formats supported

HEIF, JPEG

High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported

Yes

Front camera

Yes

Image stabilizer

Yes

Video recording

Yes

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

Center Stage

Yes

Digital zoom

5x

Camera video formats supported

H.264, HEVC

Lens correction

Yes

Playback zoom

Yes

Camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode

Yes

Front camera aperture number

2

Slow motion mode

Yes

Product colour

Beige

Housing material

Aluminium

Form factor

Slate

Device type

Mobile tablet

Display technology

LED

Display brightness

600 cd/m²

LED backlight

Yes

Display technology marketing name

Liquid Retina

Pixel density

264 ppi

Rounded display corners

Yes

Oleophobic coating

Yes

Native aspect ratio

4:3

Anti-reflective coating

Yes

Fingerprint resistant

Yes

Video mirroring

Yes

Panel type

IPS

Touch technology

Multi-touch

Laminated display

Yes

Display resolution

2732 x 2048 pixels

Display diagonal

33 cm (13)

International Protection (IP) code

IP42

Energy efficiency scale

A to G

Battery endurance per cycle

4320 min

Repairability class

C

Battery endurance in cycles

1000

Energy efficiency class

G

Repeated free fall reliability class

E

Image formats supported

GIF, JPG, TIFF

Audio formats supported

AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MP3

Video formats supported

AV1, H.264, HEVC, ProRes

Document formats supported

DOC, DOCX, HTM, HTML, ICS, Key, Numbers, PDF, PPT, PPTX, Pages, RTF, TXT, USDZ, VCF, XLS, XLSX

Archive formats supported

Zip

Graphics card cores

9

Graphics card family

Apple

Ray tracing acceleration

Yes

Internal storage capacity

128 GB

5G standard

NR, Sub6

Near Field Communication (NFC)

No

Mobile network connection

Yes

Mobile network generation

5G

3G standards

DC-HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS

4G standard

TD-LTE & FDD-LTE

3G bands supported

850,900,1700,1900,2100 MHz

SIM card type

eSIM

AirPlay

Yes

MIMO

Yes

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Operating altitude

0 - 3000 m

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 35 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 45 °C

AC adapter included

No

Cables included

USB Type-C

GPS (satellite)

Yes

Position location

Yes

Screen sharing

Yes

Operating system installed

iPadOS 18

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Electronic compass

Yes

iBeacon

Yes

Wi-Fi positioning

Yes

Barometer

Yes

Voice call

Yes

Video call

Yes

Spatial audio

Yes

USB 2.0 Type-C ports quantity

0

Mini-USB 2.0 ports quantity

0

Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantity

0

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

0

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity

0

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity

0

Mini-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity

0

Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity

0

USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantity

0

Docking connector type

Apple Smart Connector, Magnetic

USB 2.0 ports quantity

0

Combo headphone/mic port

No

USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode

Yes

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity

1

USB Type-C required charging power (min)

15 W

USB Type-C required charging power (max)

45 W

USB Power Delivery (USB PD)

Yes

Processor family

Apple M

Processor manufacturer

Apple

Processor cores

8

Coprocessor model

Neural Engine

Coprocessor cores

16

Processor model

M3

Processor generation

Apple M 3rd Gen

Performance cores

4

Efficient cores

4

Coprocessor

Yes

Video decode engine

Yes

Video encode engine

Yes

Fingerprint reader

Yes

Mac compatibility

Yes

Platform

iPadOS

Virtual assistant

Apple Siri

Apple Intelligence

Yes

Card reader integrated

No

Storage media

Flash

Sustainability certificates

ENERGY STAR

Doesn't contain

Arsenic, Mercury, PVC/BFR

Depth

61 mm

Width

214.9 mm

Height

280.6 mm

Weight

617 g