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 The iPad Air (3rd generation) in Gold | |
| Also known as | iPad Air 3, iPad Air (10.5-inch) |
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| Product family | iPad Air |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Generation | 3rd |
| Release date | March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18) |
| Introductory price | $499 USD £479 GBP $649 CAD $779 AUD €549 EUR |
| Discontinued | September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) |
| Operating system | Original:iOS 12.2 Current:iPadOS 26.0.1, released September 29, 2025[1] |
| System on a chip | Apple A12 Bionic with 64-bit architecture and Apple M12 motion co-processor |
| CPU | 2.49 GHz Hexa-core (2x high performance Vortex + 4x high efficiency Tempest) |
| Memory | 3 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| Storage | 64 or 256 GBflash memory |
| Display | 10.5 inches (270 mm) (2,224 x 1,668)px (264 ppi), 500-nits max brightness, wide-color display (P3), true tone display, fully laminated display, 1.8% reflectivity andApple Pencil (1st generation) support |
| Graphics | Apple-Designed 4-Core |
| Sound | Stereo (both at bottom) |
| Input | Multi-touch screen,headset controls, M12 motion co-processor,proximity andambient light sensors, 3-axisaccelerometer, 3-axisgyroscope,digital compass, dualmicrophone,Touch IDfingerprint reader,barometer |
| Camera | Front: 7 MP, ƒ/2.2 aperture, burst mode, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recordingRear: 8 MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture, five-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, Live Photos, face detection, HDR, panorama, wide-color capture, timer mode, burst mode, 1080p HD 30fps video recording, video stabilization, slo-mo, time-lapse |
| Connectivity | |
| Power | 30.2 W·h, up to 10 hours of battery life. |
| Online services | App Store,iTunes Store,Apple Books,iCloud,Game Center |
| Dimensions | 250.6 mm (9.87 in) (h) 174.1 mm (6.85 in) (w) 6.1 mm (0.24 in) (d) |
| Weight | Wi-Fi: 456 g (1.005 lb) Wi-Fi + Cellular: 464 g (1.023 lb) |
| Predecessor | iPad Air 2 |
| Successor | iPad Air (4th generation) |
| Related | |
| Website | https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/ |
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TheiPad Air (3rd generation)[2] (colloquially referred to asiPad Air 3) is atablet computer developed and marketed byApple Inc. It was announced and released on March 18, 2019, alongside the5th-generation iPad Mini.
The device was released five years after the previousiPad Air 2, as the5th-generation iPad was released in 2017 as the successor to the4th-generation iPad released in 2012. The entry-level iPad lineup continued starting6th-generation iPad released in 2018, while the third generation iPad Air was positioned as a new entry in theiPad Air lineup.
Its case design is identical to theiPad Pro 10.5 inch; internal hardware includes an upgradedApple A12 BionicSoC, a 10.5-inchRetina Display, 3 GB ofLPDDR4X memory, and support forBluetooth 5.0 and thefirst-generation Apple Pencil.[3]
This iPad, the9th-generation iPad and the5th-generation iPad Mini were the last iPad models to use aLightning port and a home button. The 3rd-generation iPad Air was discontinued on September 15, 2020, following the introduction of the4th-generation iPad Air.[4]
The 3rd-generation iPad Air comes in three color options (Silver, Space Gray and Gold), with the gold color option changed to the gold style used on theiPhone 8.
It features an upgraded, 7MP front camera (used first in theiPhone 7 and up to theiPhone XS), compared to the 1.2MP camera found in theprevious generation. However, it retains the same, older 8MP rear camera which cannot record in4K video as such.[5]
It uses theApple A12 Bionic chip, a 2.49GHz six-core processor, which has a 66% faster clock speed than the 1.5GHz triple-coreApple A8X in the iPad Air 2. It also has an improved display from the previous generation, including aP3 color gamut for more vibrant colours (improved fromsRGB) and True Tone, which allows the display to adapt to ambient lighting to change its color and intensity in different environments.
This iPad Air retains theLightning port and the headphone jack from the previous generation and is the final iPad Air model to do so; the4th-generation Air does not have a headphone jack and usesUSB-C instead. It is also the final iPad Air model available with white bezels; the 4th-generation Air uses black bezels only. It also has a slightly larger battery of 30.2 watt-hours (up from 27.6 W·h), rated by Apple to provide the same "10 hours" of active use.[6]
The 3rd-generation iPad Air first shipped withiOS 12.2. It supportediPadOS 13,iPadOS 14,iPadOS 15,iPadOS 16,iPadOS 17 andiPadOS 18. It currently supportsiPadOS 26.[7]
The 3rd-generation iPad Air received positive reviews. It was praised for its laminated screen,Smart Keyboard case capability, as well as a speedySoC. However, it only supports the 1st-generation Apple Pencil, uses the 2017's 10.5-inchiPad Pro design and only has two speakers compared to four on the Pro models.[8] In addition, while the current Pro models provide some support for HDR, the 3rd-generation Air does not.
Some devices of this model, which were manufactured between March 2019 and October 2019, have issues where the screen may flicker or flash before permanently dying.[9][10][11][12][13] As a result of this Apple released a recall program which allows users to send in their device for replacement up to two years from the date of purchase.[9]
| Timeline of iPad models |
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 See also:List of Apple products |
Source:Apple Newsroom Archive.[14]Apple products use the convention 1 GB = one gigabyte (one billion bytes), meaning that 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB storage devices contain a total of 14.9, 29.8, 59.6 and 119.2GiB, respectively. Formatting and apps take up some of this total storage, leaving 11.5, 27.5, 56.5 and 114 GiB available to the user.[15]
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