Apple iPad Air (3rd gen, 2019) review: A 10.5" Air with A12 Bionic and Apple Pencil support.
A return of the iPad Air.
iPad Air 3 revived the Air line at $499 — A12 Bionic flagship power and Apple Pencil support in the mid-tier slot.
01Display
76/10076/100 puts it above the 73-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
02Camera
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2019 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 13 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 8 points above the cohort average.
05Build
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 8 points above the cohort average.
- A12 Bionic flagship power at $499.
- Apple Pencil 1 support arrives on Air.
- 3.5 mm jack survives.
- Long software support.
- Lightning, not USB-C.
- Curved edges (pre-redesign).
- Only 1 rear camera.
- No second-gen Pencil.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .