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iPad Air (3rd generation)

The Air name returns on a 10.5-inch laminated display with the A12 Bionic, sitting between the base iPad and the Pro at $499.

Released March 18, 2019 · Discontinued September 15, 2020 · From $499 (64 GB, Wi-Fi)

iPad Air (3rd generation)

The Air name came back. It sat between the cheap iPad and the Pro: a 10.5-inch laminated display with True Tone and P3 color, the A12 Bionic, Apple Pencil support and the Smart Keyboard connector, at $499. Against the Pro it gave up ProMotion, Face ID, USB-C and the second camera, and against the base iPad it offered a considerably better screen with roughly twice the processing power. This is the shape Apple has repeated ever since, which is last year's Pro ideas at this year's mid-range price.

Reviews & Reception

The Air inherited the 10.5-inch Pro body and the A12, and reviewers settled on it as the default iPad.

After a week with the iPad Air, I'm convinced it's the best iPad for most people.

Nathan Ingraham · 2019

It's the Goldilocks iPad: just right.

Nathan Ingraham · 2019