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Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
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Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)

89A+
Display13 inches
ChipsetApple M4 (iPad)
RAM12 GB
Battery10340 mAh
OSiPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
Weight616 g (21.73 oz)
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Benchmarks

Display71
Perf.99
Gaming97
Battery96
Peak brightness test (auto)614 nits
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3738
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)13,702
AnTuTu Benchmark 113,617,960
3DMark Steel Nomad Light3027
3DMark Solar Bay12,850
Max loudness76.4 dB

Full specifications

Display

Type
IPS LCD
Size
13 inches
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels
Aspect ratio
4:3
PPI
264 ppi
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max rated brightness
600 nits
HDR support
No
Screen protection
Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio
86.8%
Display features
- DCI-P3
RGB color space
99.8%
PWM
Not detected
Response time
19 ms
Contrast
1563:1

Design and build

Height
280.6 mm (11.05 inches)
Width
214.9 mm (8.46 inches)
Thickness
6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight
616 g (21.73 oz)
Waterproof
No
Rear material
Metal
Frame material
Metal
Colors
Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner
Yes, in-button
Area
603 cm2 (93.5 inches2)
Repairability
Average (2.84/5)
Drop resistance
Bad (E) · 16 drops

Performance

Chipset
Apple M4 (iPad)
Max clock
4410 MHz
CPU cores
10 (4 + 6)
Architecture
- 6 cores at 2.85 GHz: / - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz:
Manufacturing
TSMC
Lithography process
3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple Neural Engine
Graphics
9 core Apple GPU
GPU clock
1470 MHz
FLOPS
~3763.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Single-core score
3738
Multi-core score
13702
CPU
1732068
GPU
945613
Memory
349993
UX
590286
Total score
3617960
Graphics test
22 FPS
Graphics score
3027
Graphics test
49 FPS
Section 1
59 FPS
Section 2
49 FPS
Section 3
38 FPS
Graphics score
12850

Memory

RAM size
12 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5
Channels
4
Storage size
128 GB
Storage type
NVMe
Memory card
No

Software

Operating system
iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size
26 GB
OS updates
0 years

Battery

Capacity
10340 mAh
Max charge power
20 W
Battery type
Li-Ion
Replaceable
No
Wireless charging
No
Reverse charging
No
Fast charging
Yes (51% in 70 min)
Full charging time
2:28 hr
Battery cycles
1000 cycles

Main camera

Matrix
12 megapixels
Image resolution
4032 x 3024
Zoom
Digital
Flash
No
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording
Up to 60FPS
Slow motion
240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features
- Bokeh mode
Image resolution
12 MP
Aperture
f/1.8
Pixel size
1.22 micron
Autofocus
Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels
12 megapixels
Image resolution
4032 x 3024
Aperture
f/2.4
Sensor
CMOS
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band / - Wi-Fi MiMO / - Wi-Fi Direct / - Wi-Fi Hotspot / - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.1
USB features
- Charging / - USB-Storage mode / - OTG
DisplayPort
Yes
GPS
GPS, GLONASS
NFC*
No
Infrared port
No
Type of SIM card
eSIM
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
3G network
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G network
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G support
Yes

Sound

Speakers
Stereo
Headphone audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes

Other

Category
Flagship
Announced
March 2026
Release date
March 2026
Launch price (MSRP)
$799
Sensors
- Barometer / - Gyroscope / - Accelerometer / - Ambient light sensor / - Fingerprint
Bundled charger
Yes, 20 W

Specifications compiled from NanoReview. Last updated 2026-09-27.

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