Apple launches iPad Air with powerful M3 chip, new Magic Keyboard

Cupertino (California): Apple on Tuesday introduced the faster, more powerful iPad Air with the M3 chip and built for Apple Intelligence.

According to the company, iPad Air with M3 brings Apple’s advanced graphics architecture to iPad Air for the first time taking its incredible combination of power-efficient performance and portability to a new level.

“With iPadOS 18, support for Apple Intelligence, advanced cameras, fast wireless 5G connectivity, and compatibility with Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C), the new iPad Air offers an unrivaled experience,” said the company.

“iPad Air is so popular because of its unmatched combination of powerful performance, portability, and support for advanced accessories, all at an affordable price,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

“For everyone from college students taking notes with Apple Pencil Pro, to travelers



and content creators who need powerful productivity on the go, iPad Air with M3, Apple Intelligence, and the new Magic Keyboard take versatility and value to the next level,” he added.

Featuring a more powerful 8-core CPU, M3 is up to 35 per cent faster for multithreaded CPU workflows than iPad Air with M1. M3 features a 9-core GPU with up to 40 per cent faster graphics performance over M1.

M3 also brings Apple’s advanced graphics architecture to iPad Air for the first time with support for dynamic caching, along with hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing.

For graphics-intensive rendering workflows, iPad Air with M3 offers up to 4x faster performance than iPad Air with M1, enabling more accurate lighting, reflections, shadows, and extremely realistic gaming experiences. The faster Neural Engine in M3 means iPad Air users can enjoy even more AI capabilities in iPadOS.