First Look
iPad Air

The new iPad Air features an advanced 10.5-inch Retina display with True Tone and the A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine for great performance and all-day battery life. And now with Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard support, you can accomplish even more.1 With advanced cameras, ultrafast wireless, Gigabit-class LTE, Touch ID, Apple Pay, iPadOS, and more than a million apps on the App Store, iPad Air delivers high-end features and performance in a sleek, ultra-thin design—all at a breakthrough price.

Tech Specs
iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi

64GB, 256GB

Silver, Gold, Space Gray

iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

64GB, 256GB

Silver, Gold, Space Gray

Advanced 10.5-inch Retina display
  • Retina display with 2224-by-1668 resolution and 3.7 million pixels
  • Nearly 20 percent larger than the 9.7-inch iPad and with over half a million more pixels
  • Features full lamination, high brightness, a wide color gamut (P3), and the least reflective display—so everything looks amazing
  • True Tone adjusts color temperature to ambient lighting for a more comfortable viewing experience indoors and out
Powerful A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine
  • Designed for a fast and responsive experience, A12 Bionic delivers a 70 percent boost in performance and twice the graphics capability of the 9.7-inch iPad
  • Neural Engine with advanced machine learning transforms how you experience photos, games, and augmented reality
  • Power efficient design delivers up to 10 hours of battery life
Works with Apple Pencil (1st generation)
  • Apple Pencil expands the power of iPad with greater precision for note taking, drawing, or adding markups
  • Designed along with iPad and iOS, Apple Pencil is as responsive and natural as a classic writing tool
Advanced cameras
  • 8MP camera captures beautiful photos and 1080p video
  • 7MP FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash captures gorgeous selfies and clear video calls
  • 7MP Front HD camera with Retina Flash captures gorgeous selfies
Wi-Fi and LTE
  • Fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO delivers up to 866 Mbps throughput
  • Gigabit-class LTE cellular connectivity2
  • With eSIM (Wi-Fi + Cellular models), you can purchase data plans right on your iPad3
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  • Supports using a trackpad or mouse with iPad, including a redesigned cursor experience for iPad
  • Use gestures to navigate the system: switch between app spaces, scroll web pages and documents, and return to the Home screen
  • Multitasking features like Slide Over, Split View, and Picture in Picture mean you can use multiple apps at once
Touch ID and Apple Pay
  • A fast, easy, and secure way to unlock your iPad and log in to apps, log in to apps, and use Apple Pay within apps or on the web
Apps for iPad
  • More than a million apps are designed specifically for iPad—for productivity, gaming, travel, photos, and more
Essential additions
  • Apple Pencil (1st generation), Smart Keyboard, Smart Cover, Lightning accessories, AppleCare+