Less than a year after updating it with the M2 chip and introducing a larger-screen option, Apple gave the iPad Air another hardware refresh with a power bump. To boost its already formidable productivity chops, Apple also treated the iPad Air to a new, more affordably priced Magic Keyboard with a dedicated function row.

Apple unveiled the new M3 iPad Air. Here's what reviewers have been saying about this table ahead of its release on March 12.

The 2025 iPad Air is largely the same as its predecessor, but a faster processor provides more power for students and creators to work and play.