Apple Unveils the iPad Air, With New Magic Keyboard and an M3 Chip
Apple iPad Air: With the M3 chip and designed for Apple Intelligence, Apple unveiled the quicker and more potent iPad Air. The iPad Air with M3 elevates the iPad Air’s remarkable blend of portability and power-efficient performance by introducing Apple’s cutting-edge graphics architecture to the device for the first time.
For the first time, Apple’s sophisticated graphics architecture which includes ray tracing, hardware accelerated mesh shading, and dynamic caching is brought to the iPad Air by the M3 chip. These improvements result in speedier content creation, more fluid multitasking, and better game graphics.
Up to 40% more graphics performance is achieved by the M3’s 9-core GPU than by the M1, and a 60% quicker neural engine is advantageous for AI-based workloads. Professional users also experience much smoother rendering workflows as a result of the improved performance.
Design Improvements and Sustainability
The latest Apple iPads have batteries made entirely of recycled cobalt, enclosures made entirely of recycled aluminum, and other parts made entirely of recycled rare earth elements. Furthermore, Apple plans to remove plastic from its packaging by the year’s end.
Control Center Redesign
The Control Center has been redesigned in iPadOS 18, giving users more efficient access to important settings and the ability to personalize shortcuts. Users may now also resize widgets and app icons to customize their home screen for a more customized experience.
Apple iPad Air: Price and Availability
The Apple iPad Air and iPad models will go on sale on March 12 Pre-orders are now being accepted.
Several storage choices are available for the 11-inch iPad Air to accommodate varying user requirements. will be offered in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB variants in the colors blue, purple, starlight, and space gray.
The Wi-Fi model of the 11-inch iPad Air costs $599 (US) and the Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs $749 (US). The Wi-Fi model of the 13-inch iPad Air costs $799 (US) and the Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs $949 (US).
The 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air may be used with the new Magic Keyboard, which comes in white. The prices of the 11-inch and 13-inch Magic Keyboards are $269 and $319, respectively, in the United States. The 11-inch Magic Keyboard costs $249 (U.S.) and the 13-inch Magic Keyboard costs $299 (U.S.) for educational use.
