iPad Air (11-inch, M3, 2024)

You'd see no difference in battery between the Pro and the Air. The 11" M4 iPad Pro has a 31.29 Wh battery, and the 11" M3 iPad Air has a 28.93 Wh battery. The difference in battery size is minor. And despite the Pro having a bigger battery, Apple rates both at the exact same "up to 10 hours surfing

I was considering iPad Air M3 as well but after enough searching, I found out the battery draining issue in M chip iPad apart from M4. So yeah, happy with the purchase.

I’m writing this on an iPad Air m3, I bought it when they came out and it’s worked great. I use it 4-6 hours a day and never have any battery issues. I don’t think the reviews knocking the battery life were done in good faith.

When traveling for work, it serves as an iPad on the flight (unless I need to get actual work done on the flight). When I arrive, it serves as my second monitor. I'll use the magsafe port on my MacBook Air to power the laptop, then USB-C from MacBook Thunderbolt port to iPad charging port. Unless I'

My iPhone 11 lasted a good while and had no issues. Since iOS 17 my 14 pro Max has been going down a rabbit hole of issues related to the updates. I mean iso 17.4 totally prevented AirPrint from working. iOS 18 allowed me to but the images appear like you’ve chosen to have them with the “fill page”

It’s doing great. Also the camera is very good and I do not miss at all Apple intelligence (I have an iPad Air M3 and frankly I disabled all the AI features). I’ve replaced the battery 1 months ago and it’s snappier than ever. Only minor complaint is that is my last device without usb-c. But hot is

A16 battery is better anything M. M chip is powerful and Apple hasn’t made the battery to support it yet. The number one on my list of disappointments about my M3 iPad Air is the battery life.

Whts ur budget ? If u need one of basic uses as u mentioned iPad Air m3 would be a good choice or if u can spend more I’ll recommend u iPad Pro it would be a overkill tho but its worth it as air doesn’t have 120 hz screen and pro have better battery health

Yeah I mean the 2018 iPad pros were great for a long time but 8 years is so long for devices, an m3 iPad Air is miles ahead in every way except display refresh rate. For me personally I could handle 120 to 60Hz because the performance and everything else will be much better. Also idk how your 8 year

Huh, interesting. I suppose M4's efficiency gains made up that difference then. I have the same iPad as you (11" M3 Air) and I find the battery life to be fine. Not exceptionally long at all, but fine.