The new iPad Air and iPad both feature speed boosts, but there’s another upgrade in the entry-level iPad’s that has us more excited.

The M3 processor is the big selling point of the new iPad Air. Apple says this will make the device nearly twice as fast as the M1 iPad Air (which came out in 2022), and up to three times faster than the iPad Air with A14 Bionic (which came out in 2020).

After a two-and-a-half year hiatus, Apple refreshed the standard iPad with a new eleventh generation model for 2025 — and it’s already marked down. On sale starting at $329 (reg. $349) on Amazon, the new Apple iPad features the same 11-inch Liquid Retina display,