Apple iPad 11-inch Air Wi-Fi 256GB - Purple

SKU: MCA64KN/A
£729.30 inc. VAT
  • The new iPad Air. Featuring the powerful Apple M3 chip. Up for anything. Built for Apple Intelligence
  • Available in 11‑inch or 13‑inch models with four beautiful colors. Both with a stunning Liquid Retina display
  • M3 powers Apple Intelligence, incredible performance, and advanced graphics with hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • Apple Pencil Pro for next-level creativity. Magic Keyboard now with a 14-key function row and a larger trackpad
  • iPadOS and amazing apps let you get things done in magical, intuitive ways

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Display
Anti-reflective coating Yes
Fingerprint resistant Yes
Native aspect ratio 4:3
Oleophobic coating Yes
Laminated display Yes
Pixel density 264 ppi
Rounded display corners Yes
Video mirroring Yes
Touch technology Multi-touch
Display brightness 500 cd/m²
Display technology LED
Display technology marketing name Liquid Retina
LED backlight Yes
Panel type IPS
Display resolution 2360 x 1640 pixels
Display diagonal 27.9 cm (11")
Processor
Coprocessor cores 16
Coprocessor model Neural Engine
Coprocessor Yes
Efficient cores 4
Performance cores 4
Processor cores 8
Processor model M3
Processor generation Apple M 3rd Gen
Processor family Apple M
Processor manufacturer Apple
Memory
Internal memory 8 GB
Storage
Storage media Flash
Card reader integrated No
Internal storage capacity 256 GB
Graphics
Ray tracing acceleration Yes
Graphics card cores 9
Graphics card family Apple
Audio
Microphone modes Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum
Dolby technologies Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Number of microphones 2
Number of built-in speakers 2
Camera
Camera video formats supported H.264, HEVC
Camera image formats supported HEIF, JPEG
Camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode Yes
Portrait mode Yes
Slow motion mode Yes
Center Stage Yes
Burst mode Yes
Playback zoom Yes
Geotagging Yes
Screen flash Yes
Lens correction Yes
Front camera resolution (numeric) 12 MP
Front camera aperture number 2
Front camera Yes
Video capturing speed 240 fps
Video recording Yes
Maximum video resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels
Video recording modes 720p, 1080p, 2160p
Resolution at capture speed 1280x720@30fps, 1920x1080@120fps, 1920x1080@240fps, 1920x1080@25fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 3840x2160@24fps, 3840x2160@25fps, 3840x2160@30fps, 3840x2160@60fps
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Smart HDR 4
Cinematic video stabilization Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported Yes
Image stabilizer Yes
Auto focus Yes
Panorama Yes
Time lapse mode Yes
Digital zoom 5x
Lens cover material Sapphire crystal
Rear camera lens elements 5-element lens
Rear camera aperture number 1.8
Rear camera resolution (numeric) 12 MP
Rear camera type Single camera
Network
SIM card type No
Near Field Communication (NFC) No
AirPlay Yes
MIMO Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version 5.3
Bluetooth Yes
Mobile network generation Not supported
Mobile network connection No
Ports & interfaces
Docking connector type Apple Smart Connector, Magnetic
Combo headphone/mic port No
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity 1
Phone features
Spatial audio Yes
Voice call Yes
Video call Yes
Design
Housing material Aluminium
Device type Mobile tablet
Product colour Purple
Form factor Slate
Performance
Screen sharing Yes
Electronic compass Yes
Barometer Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Wi-Fi positioning Yes
Accessibility features AssistiveTouch, Audio Descriptions, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Magnifier, Real-time text (RTT), Siri and Dictation, Spoken Content, Subtitles, Switch Control, Type to Siri, Voice Control, VoiceOver, Zoom
iBeacon Yes
GPS (satellite) No
Assisted GPS (A-GPS) No
Position location Yes
Security
Fingerprint reader Yes
Software
Mac operating systems supported Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Windows operating systems supported Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64
Mac compatibility Yes
Apple Intelligence Yes
Bundled software App Store, Books, Calculator, Calendar, Camera, Clock, Contacts, FaceTime, Files, Find My, Freeform, Health, Home, iTunes Store, Magnifier, Mail, Maps, Measure, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Passwords, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Reminders, Safari, Settings, Shortcuts, Stocks, Tips, Translate, TV, Voice Memos, Weather
Virtual assistant Apple Siri
Operating system installed iPadOS 18
Platform iPadOS
Processor special features
Video decode engine Yes
Video encode engine Yes
Battery
Browsing time (Wi-Fi) 10 h
Continuous video playback time 10 h
Battery capacity 28.93 Wh
Battery technology Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Power
USB Type-C charging port Yes
Sustainability
Sustainability certificates ENERGY STAR
Doesn't contain Arsenic, Mercury, PVC/BFR
Media formats
Archive formats supported Zip
Document formats supported DOC, DOCX, HTM, HTML, ICS, Key, Numbers, PDF, PPT, PPTX, Pages, RTF, TXT, USDZ, VCF, XLS, XLSX
Video formats supported AV1, H.264, HEVC, ProRes
Image formats supported GIF, JPG, TIFF
Audio formats supported AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MP3
Weight & dimensions
Weight 460 g
Height 247.6 mm
Depth 6.1 mm
Width 178.5 mm
Packaging content
Cables included USB Type-C
AC adapter included No
General
Product family iPad
Product series Air
Operational conditions
Operating altitude 0 - 3000 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H) 5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T) -20 - 45 °C
Operating temperature (T-T) 0 - 35 °C