Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) vs Honor MagicPad 3

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Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
Honor MagicPad 3
Display
74
89
Camera
88
64
Performance
99
77
Gaming
97
69
Connectivity
90
81
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) and Honor MagicPad 3

Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)

  • + Apple M4 (iPad) chipset
  • + 13 inches display
  • + 12 GB/128 GB
  • + 10340 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
  • + 13.3 inches display
  • + 165 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/256 GB
  • + 12450 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
  • Flagship performance
  • Capable gaming
  • 5G connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) tablet with strong performance (99/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Honor MagicPad 3
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 3 tablet with excellent display (89/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) Honor MagicPad 3
11.05"8.46"0.24"11.57"7.93"0.23"
Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) Honor MagicPad 3
Height11.05"11.57"
Width8.46"7.93"
Thickness0.24"0.23"
Height (mm)280.60293.90
Width (mm)214.90201.40
Thickness (mm)6.105.80

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) +72%
3738
Honor MagicPad 3
2176
Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) Honor MagicPad 3
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 13702 6707
Compute Score (GPU) — 16535
Single-core score 3738 2176
Multi-core score 13702 6707
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 3617960 2333285
CPU 1732068 643259
GPU 945613 818824
Memory 349993 348314
UX 590286 522888
Total score 3617960 2333285
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 2821 —
Stability — —
Graphics test — —
Graphics score — —
3DMark Solar Bay — —
Section 1 — —
Section 2 — —
Section 3 — —
PCMark 3.0 — —
Web score — —
Video editing — —
Photo editing — —
Data manipulation — —
Writing score — —

Specifications

Display
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13 inches 13.3 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:03 3:02
PPI 264 ppi 289 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 89%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 99.70%
PWM Not detected
Response time 20 ms
Contrast 612:01:00
Peak brightness test (auto) 711 nits
Design and build
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Height 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) 293.9 mm (11.57 inches)
Width 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) 201.4 mm (7.93 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 616 g (21.73 oz) 595 g (20.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 603 cm 2 (93.5 inches 2 ) 592 cm 2 (91.8 inches 2 )
Repairability Average (2.84/5)
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 89%
Performance
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
SoC
Chipset Apple M4 (iPad) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4410 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 10 (4 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.85 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
GPU
Graphics 9 core Apple GPU Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536
GPU clock 1470 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Configuration 12 / 128 GB 8 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1
Memory card No No
Memory card max size
Software
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Operating system iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10
OS updates 5 years
Battery
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Capacity 10340 mAh 12450 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (51% in 70 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:28 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles
Main camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Matrix 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features #NAME? #NAME?
Standard lens
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 6 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM*
Type of SIM card eSIM No
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No
2G network
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G support Yes No
Sound
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Speakers Stereo 8
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness 85 dB
Other
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced 26-Mar 25-Jul
Release date 26-Mar 25-Jul
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 66 W

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