Apple iPad Air M3 hits stores in India

Besides the new iPad Air M3, Apple is also offering new iPad with A16 silicon. It is a moderate upgrade over the predecessor.

Last week, Apple unveiled the new generation iPad Air with M3 silicon. Now, it is available for purchase on Apple online store, mobile app and authorised retail store in India.

The new iPad Air M3 comes in four storage options-- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. And, it comes in Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + Cellular options. The 11-inch iPad Air Wi-Fi (128GB) starts at Rs 59,900 and cellular model (128GB) at Rs 74,900.

The 13-inch iPad Air M3 (Wi-Fi) starts at Rs 79,900 and the cellular model (128GB) at Rs 94,900.

The latest iPad Air comes in two screen sizes-- 11-inch and 13-inch. They feature Liquid Retina (2360x1640p) display with pixel density of 264 ppi (pixels per inch), True Tone technology and anti-reflective coating. It also sports TouchID fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers (in landscape orientation), two microphones and a USB-C port.

Inside, it is powered by Apple M3 silicon. Compared to M1, the Neural Engine in M3 is up to 60 percent faster for Aritificial Intelligence-based workloads.

It has a more powerful 8-core CPU, which can deliver up to 35 percent faster for multithreaded CPU workflows than iPad Air with M1.

Further, the M3 features a 9-core GPU with up to 40 percent faster graphics performance over M1.

Apple iPad Air M3 series.

The new iPad Air comes with Apple’s advanced graphics architecture. It will support dynamic caching, along with hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing to deliver immerssive gaming experience.

For graphics-intensive rendering workflows, iPad Air with M3 can offer up to 4x faster performance than iPad Air with M1. It ensures accurate lighting, reflections, shadows, and extremely realistic gaming experiences.

Further, it supports all the Apple Intelligence features including Clean Up tool, Genmoji, smart Writing Tools, Image Playground, Image Wand (via Apple Pencil Pro & Pencil with USB-C), ChatGPT and more.

Apple iPad Air M3 with Magic Keyboard.

It houses a 12MP wide camera with f/1.8 aperture, Smart HDR Photos 4.0, and digital zoom up to 5X and record up to 4K resolution videos. On the front, it houses a 12MP Center Stage camera,ƒ/2.0 aperture, 2X zoom, Retina Flash with True Tone, and full HD video recording capability.

Apple has also introduced the all-new Magic Keyboard for iPad Air. It boasts of a large built-in trackpad and a new 14-key function row allows easy access to features like screen brightness and volume controls.

The new Magic Keyboard can easy attach magnetically with the iPad Air. Also, the Smart Connector can instantly connect to power and data without the need for Bluetooth.

Apple iPad Air M3 with Magic Keyboard.

The keyboard boasts a machined aluminum hinge, which by the way also features a USB-C connector for charging.

The Magic Keyboard costs Rs 26,900 for the 11-inch model and Rs 29,900 for the 13-inch model. It comes in white colour.

Besides the new iPad Air M3, Apple is also offering iPad with A16 silicon. It is a moderate upgrade over the predecessor.

With the A16 chipset, the iPad is almost 30 percent faster than the predecessor.

Apple iPad (A16) series.

Also, it can deliver up to 50 percent improvement in overall performance over iPad with A13 Bionic.

The new iPad starts with 128GB of storage, and is also available in 256GB and a new 512GB configuration. IT will be available in blue, pink, yellow, and silver.

Wi-Fi models of the new iPad are available with a starting price of Rs 34,900, and Wi-Fi + Cellular models start at Rs 49,900.

For education, Wi-Fi models of the new iPad are available with a starting price of Rs 32,900, and Wi-Fi + Cellular models start at Rs 47,900.

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