Every other iPad Air M3 configuration sold out. The 1TB Wi-Fi and Cellular model is the last one standing, and Amazon just dropped it to $749, off its $1,249 list price and at its record low on Amazon. That is 40% off an iPad Air with M3, 5G cellular, and a terabyte of storage, a deal Apple has never offered and almost certainly never will. Prime membership is required to access it.
M3 chip, 1TB storage, 5G cellular, Apple Intelligence
The M3 chip in this iPad Air is the same silicon that Apple put in the MacBook Air, bringing a level of performance to a tablet that was previously reserved for iPad Pro. For creative work, the M3 handles graphic-intensive apps, 4K video editing, and multitasking through Stage Manager without the hesitation that older iPad Air chips showed under sustained load. Apple Intelligence runs natively on the M3’s Neural Engine, covering writing tools, image generation, and notification summaries across iPadOS with the same on-device privacy model that the Mac version uses.
The 1TB storage configuration is the ceiling for this generation of iPad Air, and combined with 5G cellular connectivity it becomes a device that operates fully independently of a Mac or a Wi-Fi network. A terabyte covers a full professional photo and video library, an entire music collection, and years of app data without requiring cloud offloading or external storage management. The 5G cellular adds flexible data plan support for periods away from Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi 6E handles fast wireless transfers when a network is available.
11-inch Liquid Retina, 12MP cameras, Apple Pencil Pro compatible
The 11-inch Liquid Retina display runs at 2360-by-1664 resolution at 264 pixels per inch with P3 wide color, True Tone, and ultralow reflectivity coating. The display quality matches what the iPad Pro offered two generations ago, and at this size it is large enough for serious creative work while remaining portable enough to use one-handed for reading and browsing. A 12MP Center Stage front camera handles video calls with automatic subject tracking, and the 12MP Wide back camera shoots 4K video and handles document scanning with True Tone flash.
Apple Pencil Pro compatibility turns the iPad Air into a drawing and note-taking device that competes directly with the iPad Pro experience, and the Magic Keyboard for iPad Air adds a full typing setup with trackpad and 14-key function row for anyone who wants to use this as a laptop replacement. Touch ID in the top button handles unlock and Apple Pay authentication without requiring Face ID.
The 1TB cellular configuration typically carries a significant premium over the base model, which is part of why it is the last configuration with inventory remaining while everything else sold out. At $749 for Prime members, 40% off a brand new M3 iPad Air with 5G and a full terabyte of storage, this is the most aggressive Apple hardware pricing Amazon has run this Prime Day cycle, on the one configuration that still has stock.
