Apple 13-inch iPad Air (M3) Cellular 256GB - Starlight (2025)

Apple 13-inch iPad Air (M3) Cellular 256GB - 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

Continuous video playback time

10 h

Browsing time (Wi-Fi)

10 h

Battery technology

Lithium Polymer (LiPo)

Brand specific technologies

True Tone, Wide color (P3)

Rear camera type

Single camera

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

Camera video formats supported

H.264, HEVC

Front camera aperture number

2

Lens correction

Yes

Playback zoom

Yes

Camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode

Yes

Slow motion mode

Yes

High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported

Yes

Front camera

Yes

Rear camera resolution (numeric)

12 MP

Rear camera aperture number

1.8

Rear camera lens elements

5-element lens

Lens cover material

Sapphire crystal

Digital zoom

5x

Auto focus

Yes

Panorama

Yes

Time lapse mode

Yes

Image stabilizer

Yes

Cinematic video stabilization

Yes

Video recording

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

Center Stage

Yes

International Protection (IP) code

IP42

Product colour

Beige

Housing material

Aluminium

Form factor

Slate

Device type

Mobile tablet

Display resolution

2732 x 2048 pixels

Display technology

LED

Display brightness

600 cd/m²

Video mirroring

Yes

Touch technology

Multi-touch

Laminated display

Yes

LED backlight

Yes

Display technology marketing name

Liquid Retina

Panel type

IPS

Display diagonal

33 cm (13)

Pixel density

264 ppi

Rounded display corners

Yes

Oleophobic coating

Yes

Native aspect ratio

4:3

Anti-reflective coating

Yes

Fingerprint resistant

Yes

Energy efficiency scale

A to G

Repairability class

C

Battery endurance in cycles

1000

Energy efficiency class

G

Repeated free fall reliability class

E

Battery endurance per cycle

4320 min

Audio formats supported

AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MP3

Document formats supported

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

Image formats supported

GIF, JPG, TIFF

Archive formats supported

Zip

Weight

617 g

Graphics card family

Apple

Ray tracing acceleration

Yes

Graphics card cores

9

Video formats supported

AV1, H.264, HEVC, ProRes

Internal storage capacity

256 GB

4G standard

TD-LTE & FDD-LTE

3G bands supported

850,900,1700,1900,2100 MHz

SIM card type

eSIM

Mobile network generation

5G

3G standards

DC-HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS

5G standard

NR, Sub6

Mobile network connection

Yes

Bluetooth version

5.3

MIMO

Yes

AirPlay

Yes

Near Field Communication (NFC)

No

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

BLUETOOTH

Yes

Operating altitude

0 - 3000 m

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 45 °C

AC adapter included

No

Cables included

USB Type-C

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Electronic compass

Yes

Operating system installed

iPadOS 18

Screen sharing

Yes

iBeacon

Yes

Wi-Fi positioning

Yes

Barometer

Yes

Position location

Yes

GPS (satellite)

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

USB 2.0 ports quantity

0

Combo headphone/mic port

No

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

1

USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode

Yes

Docking connector type

Apple Smart Connector, Magnetic

USB Type-C charging port

Yes

USB Type-C required charging power (max)

45 W

USB Type-C required charging power (min)

15 W

USB Power Delivery (USB PD)

Yes

Processor model

M3

Processor generation

Apple M 3rd Gen

Performance cores

4

Efficient cores

4

Processor family

Apple M

Processor manufacturer

Apple

Processor cores

8

Coprocessor model

Neural Engine

Coprocessor cores

16

Coprocessor

Yes

Video decode engine

Yes

Video encode engine

Yes

Fingerprint reader

Yes

Mac compatibility

Yes

Apple Intelligence

Yes

Platform

iPadOS

Virtual assistant

Apple Siri

Storage media

Flash

Card reader integrated

No

Sustainability certificates

ENERGY STAR

Doesn't contain

Arsenic, Mercury, PVC/BFR

Width

214.9 mm

Height

280.6 mm

Depth

6.1 mm