The 11-inch iPad Air (model A3266) sits between the entry iPad and the iPad Pro, built on the Apple M3 chip — an 8-core CPU with up to a 9-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine — paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage in this configuration. It gives most of the Pro's performance headroom for photo/video editing, multitasking with Stage Manager, and light 3D work, without the Pro's OLED display or Thunderbolt port. The 11-inch Liquid Retina display is a laminated, True Tone IPS LCD panel with an anti-reflective coating, running a standard 60Hz refresh (no ProMotion, which is reserved for the Pro line). A 12MP Wide rear camera and 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage handle photography and video calls, the latter mounted on the landscape edge so framing stays centred when the tablet is propped up or docked to the optional Magic Keyboard. Connectivity runs over Wi-Fi only, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, through a single USB-C port. Touch ID in the top button handles secure unlock and Apple Pay, and the Air supports both Apple Pencil Pro and the USB-C Apple Pencil for note-taking, sketching and markup. Finished in Space Grey, this is a strong all-rounder for creative professionals, students and business users who want real M-series performance without paying for the Pro's OLED display.