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It is sold separately, as are both compatible Apple Pencils."}},{"url":"https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/12/new-ipad-air-is-in-store-and-shipping-to-early-buyers","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"March 12 launch-day report says M3 iPad Air is now available to buy immediately, with first preorder deliveries arriving."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/de/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-ipad-air-with-powerful-m3-chip-and-new-magic-keyboard/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["launch_price_eur","variants","markets"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"German VAT-inclusive 13-inch base 128 GB launch prices: EUR 949 Wi-Fi and EUR 1119 cellular. Later sale prices and education discounts are excluded."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/de-de/122242","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"German In the Box explicitly lists iPad Air and one-meter USB-C cable. No power adapter is included."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/file?fileId=energyLabels/A3268_V1/A3268/A3268_Product_Information_Sheet_EN_EU.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["form_factor","battery_capacity_mah","ip_rating","eu_energy_class","eu_battery_endurance_per_cycle_h","eu_battery_endurance_cycles","eu_free_fall_class","eu_repairability_class"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Original maker sheet for A3268. Rated capacity 9720 mAh, not a typical-capacity estimate.","ip_rating":"Original EU regulatory sheet explicitly lists IP42. This differs from reviews stating no water certification. Regulatory model information is retained without treating it as a separate maker marketing promise.","eu_battery_endurance_cycles":"At least 1000 cycles at default settings. Stored figure is the published lower bound.","eu_battery_endurance_per_cycle_h":"72 hours 0 minutes under the regulated EU test, distinct from maker Wi-Fi/video claims."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/file?fileId=energyLabels/A3269_V1/A3269/A3269_Product_Information_Sheet_EN_EU.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["form_factor","battery_capacity_mah","ip_rating","eu_energy_class","eu_battery_endurance_per_cycle_h","eu_battery_endurance_cycles","eu_free_fall_class","eu_repairability_class"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Original maker sheet for A3269. Rated capacity 9720 mAh, not a typical-capacity estimate.","ip_rating":"Original EU regulatory sheet explicitly lists IP42. This differs from reviews stating no water certification. Regulatory model information is retained without treating it as a separate maker marketing promise.","eu_battery_endurance_cycles":"At least 1000 cycles at default settings. Stored figure is the published lower bound.","eu_battery_endurance_per_cycle_h":"72 hours 0 minutes under the regulated EU test, distinct from maker Wi-Fi/video claims."}},{"url":"https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/api/products/smartphonestablets20231669/2261069","kind":"eprel","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["eprel_registration_number","form_factor","battery_capacity_mah","ip_rating","eu_energy_class","eu_battery_endurance_per_cycle_h","eu_battery_endurance_cycles","eu_free_fall_class","eu_repairability_class"],"notes":{"eprel_registration_number":"Public EPREL identifies Wi-Fi model A3268. Registration number applies to that reference radio.","eu_battery_endurance_cycles":"API value 10 is in hundreds of cycles. Original maker sheet confirms at least 1000.","form_factor":"Device type TABLET, isFoldable false."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"US manufacturer warranty is one year from original retail purchase. Statutory rights are additional. Original maker EU sheets also state 12 months. Some older retailer copies of the EPREL sheet instead list 24 months, so those are not used to establish the manufacturer warranty."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-unveils-m3-m3-pro-and-m3-max-the-most-advanced-chips-for-a-personal-computer/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["process_node_nm"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Original M3 family announcement explicitly states 3-nanometer process technology. Exact tablet maker specifications independently identify M3. No Mac memory bandwidth or NPU throughput is transferred to the tablet."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipadaeee8168/27/ipados/27","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manual_url","usb_port_count","accessory_connector","fingerprint_sensor","front_camera_position"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original iPad User Guide hardware chapter for this exact M3 screen size. It identifies the single USB-C port, Smart Connector, top-button Touch ID, camera and microphone locations."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["stylus_support","stylus_models"],"notes":{"stylus_models":"Compatibility explicitly includes M3 Air in both sizes. Pro supports tilt, hover, haptics and magnetic on-device charging. USB-C supports tilt and hover, charges through USB-C and has no haptic feedback. Both are sold separately. Pressure levels and latency are unpublished."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/os/ipados/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Current iPadOS 27 compatibility list includes iPad Air M2 and later."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/deployment/dep268652e6c/1/web/1.0","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["wifi_bands"],"notes":{"wifi_bands":"iPad table explicitly lists both M3 Air models, with 802.11ax support at 6 GHz, 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz. Regulatory restrictions apply. No China configuration is represented."}},{"url":"https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeviceInformation/Reference/iOSDeviceCompatibility/Cameras/Cameras.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["rear_cameras"],"notes":{"rear_cameras":"Apple Focus Pixels documentation explicitly defines phase detection. The exact M3 tablet specification says Autofocus with Focus Pixels."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPad-Air-13-2025-tablet-review-Almost-as-good-as-an-iPad-Pro-but-a-lot-cheaper.988087.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["screen_surface","refresh_rate_modes","speaker_count","face_unlock","storage_type","cpu_clusters","bluetooth_codecs","measured_contrast_ratio","measured_color_accuracy_delta_e","benchmark_3dmark_wild_life_extreme","benchmark_3dmark_stress_stability_pct","benchmark_antutu","battery_life_measured","wired_charging_standards","display_output_max","aspect_ratio","measured_brightness_nits","measured_charge_time_min","variants"],"notes":{"screen_surface":"Exact tested 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB Wi-Fi unit hardware table says glossy yes.","refresh_rate_modes":"Exact model display and input sections explicitly state maximum 60 Hz. No minimum or adaptive capability is invented.","speaker_count":"Only two actual speakers. 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The original OS minor version for this individual run is not separately published.","benchmark_3dmark_stress_stability_pct":"Wild Life Extreme Stress Test stability 88.6%, exact 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB unit. Solar Bay and Steel Nomad results are not substituted. Article software context is iPadOS 18.3, without individual run OS provenance.","benchmark_antutu":"AnTuTu v10 total 2147386, exact 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB review unit, iPadOS. Scores across OS platforms and major versions are not directly comparable. Article software context is iPadOS 18.3, without individual run OS provenance.","measured_contrast_ratio":"CalMAN/X-Rite display measurements for exact 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB review unit: centre white 607 nits and black 0.5 nits, contrast 1214:1. No maker claimed ratio is substituted.","measured_color_accuracy_delta_e":"CalMAN ColorChecker CIEDE2000 average 1.52, exact 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB review unit. The accompanying comparison table explicitly names dE2000. Review includes sRGB charts. A separate named colour profile is not published.","battery_life_measured":"Exact 13-inch M3 8 GB/128 GB Wi-Fi unit. Wi-Fi v1.3 browsing 13 h 14 min. Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p video 13 h 49 min. Idle without WLAN at minimum brightness 25 h 29 min. Load at maximum brightness 4 h 58 min. Runtime hours are direct minute-to-hour conversions. Brightness of the Wi-Fi and video tests is not explicitly repeated in this article, so no assumed value is stored. The article reports iPadOS 18.3 as software context. The minor OS of every separate measurement is not individually published.","wired_charging_standards":"Exact review hardware Connections table explicitly identifies USB-C Power Delivery (PD). It does not establish a PD revision or maximum tablet input wattage.","display_output_max":"Exact reviewed M3 model Connectivity section explicitly states external display signals at 6016 x 3384 pixels and 60 Hz. These pixel dimensions are directly published, not inferred from the maker 6K label.","aspect_ratio":"Exact 13-inch hardware table and Display paragraph explicitly state 4:3. The native 2732 x 2048 raster uses rounding.","measured_brightness_nits":"Exact 13-inch M3 8 GB / 128 GB Wi-Fi unit. Published X-Rite i1Pro 2 grid spatial maximum and centre 607 nits, average 576.1. Manual SDR method uses the publisher documented nine-zone maximum setting with automatic and content-adaptive adjustments off. Stimulus and white-area extent are unstated. Individual setting log is not repeated in this review. No separate automatic or HDR measurement. Test context iPadOS 18.3. Explicitly repeated only on matching reference rows, so other storage and cellular rows remain unknown.","measured_charge_time_min":"Current 2025 review states a full charging cycle of 2:30 hours, converted to 150 minutes. Its power paragraph opens with the name iPad Air 13 2024, while the surrounding review and adjacent test tables/graphs identify iPad Air 13 2025 with M3. This naming discrepancy is preserved. An individually documented M3 charging setup is not published. Tested adapter, cable and powered-on/off state are unknown. Article discusses 20 W charging, but does not prove a 20 W maximum accepted input or identify the test supply. Observed full-cycle duration attributed to this current review with the stated naming limitation, not fastest-supported charging. Repeated only on matching M3 8 GB / 128 GB Wi-Fi reference rows.","variants":"New display and full-charge measurements, plus existing contrast, colour-error and battery results, are explicitly repeated only on the exact M3 8 GB / 128 GB Wi-Fi rows. This marks those columns per variant and keeps all untested storage and cellular tuples unknown. Existing maker configuration identities, regional packages and other benchmark values are preserved. Contrast 1214:1 and display ColorChecker CIEDE2000 1.52 use the existing exact review evidence. Battery hour values are preserved. Charging device state, supply and cable remain unknown, rather than inferred from the US bundled 20 W adapter. No zero-Hz value is added for the reviewer finding no PWM."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122273","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["keyboard_accessories"],"notes":{"keyboard_accessories":"Original 2025 Magic Keyboard for iPad Air 13-inch technical specifications explicitly list M3 compatibility, glass trackpad and 14-key function row. USB-C is pass-through charging. No unsupported backlight boolean is stored."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["measured_brightness_nits","variants"],"notes":{"variants":"Publisher documents standard maximum manual nine-zone testing, with automatic brightness and content-adaptive adjustments disabled. Review-specific overrides, such as iPad Pro automatic brightness with its ambient-light sensor enabled, remain separate. Individual setting logs and any unstated stimulus area are explicitly unknown. This source does not establish full-white stimulus or an identical test across products."}},{"url":"https://www.bgr.com/reviews/apple-ipad-air-m3-review-predictably-great/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"BGR reviews the 13-inch iPad Air M3 and says it updates the previous generation iPad Air from an M2 chip to an M3 chip."}},{"url":"https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-air-faq/differences-between-ipad-air-m2-ipad-air-m3.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"EveryMac says the iPad Air M3 models were released in 2025 as replacements for the iPad Air M2 line."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ipad/embargoed-i-tested-the-ipad-air-with-m4-and-apple-just-stretched-the-value-of-the-air-even-further","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"TechRadar reviews the 13-inch iPad Air M4 and says both iPad Air sizes moved from the M3 in 2025 to the M4 in 2026."}}],"fields_filled":109,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}