The Apple iPad Air 3rd Generation (iPad Air 2019) is a tablet that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2019 to 2020 as part of the iPad Air series. The tablet has been introduced on March 18, 2019, and its price started at $499.
The third generation of iPad Air features a Six-Core 2.5 GHz 64-bit Apple A12 Bionic processor with Quad-Core graphics, Apple M12 coprocessor, a new 10.5″ Retina LED-backlit LCD IPS Display with True Tone, fingerprint identity Touch ID sensor built into the Home button, Wi-Fi, 3 GB of RAM, 64 GB or 256 GB of flash memory, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual camera system; front 7 Mpix FaceTime Full HD camera, and rear 8 Mpix camera with 1080p video recording capability, accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, digital compass, Apple Pencil (1st Generation) support, Lightning port, 3.5-mm headphone jack, and an optional version with GPS, 3G, 4G / LTE data capability.
The third generation of iPad Air features an upgraded, 7 Megapixel front camera (used first in the iPhone 7 and up to the iPhone Xs), compared to the 1.2 Megapixel camera found in the previous generation. However, it retains the same, older 8MP rear camera.
The iPad has a 2.5 GHz Six-Core processor, the Apple A12 Bionic chip. That chip has a 66% faster clock speed than the 1.5GHz triple-core Apple A8X in the iPad Air 2. It also has a slightly larger 10.5-inch Retina display, which allows the LCD to adapt to ambient lighting to change its color and intensity in different environments, and P3 wide color gamut to allow the LCD shows more vibrant colors.
This iPad Air retains the Lightning port, keeps the headphone jack, and has a slightly larger battery of 30.2 watt-hours (up from 27.6 Wh), rated by Apple to provide the same “10 hours” of active use.
This iPad has been discontinued on September 15, 2020, and has been replaced by the iPad Air 4th Generation.
Today iPad Air 3rd Generation is 5 years old!
iPad Air 3rd Generation Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | March 18, 2019 |
| Discontinued | September 15, 2020 |
| Model Identifier | iPad11,3 iPad11,4 |
| Model Number | A2152 (Wi-Fi) A2123 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) A2153 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) A2154 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
| EMC | 3315 3316 |
| Order Number | MUUJ2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Wi-Fi) MUUK2LL/A (64 GB Silver Wi-Fi) MUUL2LL/A (64 GB Gold Wi-Fi) MUUQ2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray Wi-Fi) MUUR2LL/A (256 GB Silver Wi-Fi) MUUT2LL/A (256 GB Gold Wi-Fi) MV152LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Wi-Fi + Cellular) MV162LL/A (64 GB Silver Wi-Fi + Cellular) MV172LL/A (64 GB Gold Wi-Fi + Cellular) MV1D2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray Wi-Fi + Cellular) MV1F2LL/A (256 GB Silver Wi-Fi + Cellular) MV1G2LL/A (256 GB Gold Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
| Original Price | $499 (64 GB Wi-Fi) $649 (256 GB Wi-Fi) $629 (64 GB Wi-Fi + Cellular) $779 (256 GB Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
| Colors | Space Gray Silver Gold |
| Weight | 1 – 1.02 Ibs. – 453 – 462 Grams |
| Dimensions | 9.8” H x 6.8” W x 0.24″ D 24.89 cm H x 17.27 cm W x 0.6 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Processor Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 6 (2 – high-performance and 4 – high-efficiency) |
| Coprocessor | Apple M12 |
| Cache | 128 KB L1 8 MB L2 |
Storage
| Storage | 64 GB 256 GB |
Memory
| Memory | 3 GB LPDDR4X |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | Apple GPU |
| Number of Cores | 4 |
Display
| Display | 10.5″ Retina LED-backlit LCD IPS Display with True Tone |
| Resolution | 2224 x 1668 |
| Color Gamut | Wide color gamut P3 |
| Pixel Density | 264 ppi |
| Brightness | 500 cd/m2 |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Input | Multi-Touch Apple Pencil (1st Generation) |
Controls
| Buttons | Volume + / – Home Sleep / Wake up |
Sensors
| Sensors | Touch ID Ambient light Accelerometer Three-axis gyroscope Barometer |
Connections
| Networks* | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Gigabit-class LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual-channel (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) HT80 with MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| SIM slot* | nano-SIM (A2154) nano-SIM and Apple SIM (eSIM) (A2123 / A2153) |
| Ports | 1 – Lightning port 1 – 3.5-mm headphone jack |
| Camera | 1 – 7.0 Mpix front FaceTime Full HD camera 1 – 8.0 Mpix rear camera |
| Location | Assisted GPS* GLONASS* iBeacon microlocation Digital compass |
| Audio In | 2 – Microphones |
| Audio Out | 2 – Stereo Speakers |
Media
| Audio Formats | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps) Protected AAC (from iTunes Store) HE-AAC MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps) MP3 VBR Dolby Digital (AC-3) Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+) Apple Lossless AIFF WAV |
| Video Formats | H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format |
| Video Recording Formats | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps |
Software
| Original OS | iOS 12.2 |
| Maximum OS | The latest release of iPadOS |
| Intelligent Assistant | Siri |
| AirDrop | Supported |
| Handoff | Supported |
| System Requirements | OS X 10.11.6 or later Windows 7 or later |
Power
| Battery | 30.2 W Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer |
| Battery Capacity | 8134 mAh |
| Battery Life | Up to 10 hours |
| Power Adapter | Apple 12W USB Power Adapter |
References:
Apple Support – iPad Air (3rd generation): Technical Specifications