The 13-inch iPad Air (2025) isn't the most exciting year-on-year upgrade but it remains the iPad to buy for creatives who don't want to spend $1,000 on the Pro.

The iPad Air M3 offers a performance bump over its predecessor through the new M3 chip, which brings benefits like ray tracing to Apple’s relatively budget iPad. That said, much of the rest of the device is a carry-over from the previous model, including the design, display, and battery life.