88
“The Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is the sweet spot of the iPad lineup, delivering expansive screen real estate and M3 graphics muscle.”
Publisher score: 4.5/5 · 19mo ago
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Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch
$799 · Apple M3 8-core CPU / 9-core Hardware Ray-Tracing GPU / 13-inch Liquid Retina · 1y 8m old
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The 13-inch Apple iPad Air M3 brings hardware-accelerated ray tracing, Dynamic Caching, and a spacious 2732x2048 Liquid Retina canvas to a sub-$800 price point, making it the best big-screen iPad value for controller-paired tabletop and cloud gaming.
Sanjiv Sathiah · Managing Editor
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“The Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is the sweet spot of the iPad lineup, delivering expansive screen real estate and M3 graphics muscle.”
Macworld · 88
Most cautious review signal
“Paired with a Bluetooth DualSense or Xbox controller on a flight tray table, the Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is a stellar portable gaming screen.”
The Verge · 85
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86
“By bringing the hardware ray-tracing M3 chip to the 13-inch form factor, the Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch plays Resident Evil and Death Stranding on a huge canvas for $500 less than iPad Pro.”
Publisher score: 8.5/10 · 20mo ago
85
The VergeRead review ↗
“Paired with a Bluetooth DualSense or Xbox controller on a flight tray table, the Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is a stellar portable gaming screen.”
Publisher score: 8.5/10 · 20mo ago
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MacworldCoverage
Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch Review
“The Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is the sweet spot of the iPad lineup, delivering expansive screen real estate and M3 graphics muscle.”
Source page · 19mo ago
The VergeCoverage
Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch Review
“Paired with a Bluetooth DualSense or Xbox controller on a flight tray table, the Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch is a stellar portable gaming screen.”
Source page · 20mo ago
IGNCoverage
Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch Review
“By bringing the hardware ray-tracing M3 chip to the 13-inch form factor, the Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch plays Resident Evil and Death Stranding on a huge canvas for $500 less than iPad Pro.”
Source page · 20mo ago
86
Apple iPad Air M3 13-inch