THE IPAD AIR M3 REVIEW?
The iPad Air M3, Released In 2025, has been widely reviewed as a solid, if not groundbreaking, update to apple's mid-range tablet lineup. It features the M3 chip, which promotes attention to its predecessor, M2 iPad Air, maintaining the same design, display and overall feature set. Here's a Breakdown of What reviewers are said based on available insights:
### Display The M3 chip is the headline upgrade, which brings the 8-core CPU and 9-core GPU built on the 3-nenometer process. This results in improved speed and efficiency compared to the M2's 5-NANOTER Architecture. Apple claims that it is almost double the M1 iPad air and is 3.5 times faster than the older models with the A14 bionic chip. Critics noted about 10–15% of the performance increase on M2 in real-world use, with a multi-core score with benchmarks such as Geekbench 6 shown jumping from 9,993 to 11,835. For graphics-intensive tasks, features such as hardware-supernatural rays trace, aries cinematography, and dynamic cashing make them attractive for gamers and creative using apps such as Adobe Photoshop or Final Cut Pro. However, many people say that for everyday tasks - the difference from broning, streaming, or mild productivity - M2 is subtle and may not be immediately noticeable.
### Design and Performance The design remains unchanged from the 2024 M2 model, available in the size of 11 inches and 13 inch, with liquid retinal IPS LCD display (2360 x 1640 for 11-inch, 2732 x 2048 for 13-inch). It is still thin and light (6.1 mm thick, 1.01–1.02 pounds), with a similar bezel and a touch ID power button. Colors include blue, purple, starlight and space gray. 60Hz refresh rates and lack of OLED or mini-LED technology are common criticisms, especially when compared to 12 of iPad Pro
